Crown Court

Crown Court
Gerichtsorganisation in England und Wales
Crown Court und County Court in Oxford

Der Crown Court ist der britische Strafgerichtshof, der in etwa 90 verschiedenen Städten in England und Wales zusammentritt. Schwere Verbrechen wie Mord, Totschlag und Raub werden nur vor dem Crown Court verhandelt. Crown Court von England und Wales ist, zusammen mit dem High Court of Justice und dem Court of Appeal, einer von den verfassungsgebenden Teilen des Senior Courts of England and Wales in England und Wales. Er ist der höhere Gerichtshof für kriminelle Fälle. Der Crown Court ist hierarchisch dem High Court of Justice (England und Wales) und seinen Abteilungen untergeordnet.


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