Court for Crown Cases Reserved

English criminal courts system 1848-1907

The Court for Crown Cases Reserved was an English appellate court for criminal cases established in 1848^[1] to hear references from the trial judge. It did not allow a retrial, only judgment on a point of law. Neither did it create a right of appeal and only a few selected cases were heard every year.^[2]

It was superseded by the Court of Criminal Appeal in 1907.^[3]

Notable cases referred to the Court

• R v. Coney (1882)

References

Bibliography

• Cornish, W. & Clarke, G. (1989). Law and Society in England 1750-1950. London: Sweet & Maxwell. ISBN 0-421-31150-9.