Central Criminal Court Act 1856

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The Central Criminal Court Act 1856 (19 & 20 Vict., c.16) was an Act of Parliament passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Act allowed a crime committed outside London to be tried at the Central Criminal Court, the Old Bailey, rather than locally.^[1]

[edit] Background

The Act was passed in direct and urgent response to anxieties that doctor and accused murderer William Palmer would not be able to enjoy a fair trial in his native Staffordshire owing to public revulsion at the allegations.^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Knott (1912) p.12

[edit] Bibliography

• Davenport-Hines, R. (2004) "Palmer, William [ the Rugeley Poisoner] (1824–1856)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, accessed 20 July 2007 (subscription required)
• Knott, G. H. (1912). The Trial of William Palmer, Notable English Trials, Edinburgh: William Hodge & Co..