Northampton Crown Court | |
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Location | Lady's Lane, Northampton |
Coordinates | 52°14′27″N 0°53′37″W / 52.2408°N 0.8936°W |
Built | 1991 |
Architectural style(s) | Modern style |
Northampton Crown Court is a Crown Court venue which deals with criminal cases at Lady's Lane in Northampton, England.
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The Magistrates' Court
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ok ok We are the magistrates and we hear all the evidence in the case and decide whether the defendant is guilty or not guilty. It is for the prosecution to prove their case beyond all reasonable doubt otherwise we will dismiss it. Traditionally there are three magistrates. I'm the chair and will decide the case with my two colleagues If my two colleages can't agree I will have the deciding vote occasionally we may have to sit as a pair and then decide the case between us Although we've had some training, we are not legal professionals and we are not paid. Magistrates hear all summary offences within their jurisdiction. They can also hear triable either way offences where the defendant has agreed that this can be case. If we believe that a trial is too serious we can refer the case up to the crown court . Even after we have heard a case we can refer that case to the crown court if we believe that our sentencing powers are not sufficient. I'm the legal adviser to the justices although you make still hear me referred to as the clerk of the court or the magistrates clerk and I am legally trained. My job is to ensure that everything runs properly and all the proper procedures are followed I'll ask a defendant to enter a plea and I will ask witnesses to identify themselves. I will advise the magistrates on legal matters and I will ensure that only admissible evidence is put before the court. If a defendant is unrepresented, I will advise them to ensure they get a fair trial I'm the Usher and I ensure that all witnesses have answered their summons I'll fetch witnesses in when they're called and administer the oath or affirmation when the witness is giving evidence I'll pass exhibits around the court. I can even fetch a glass of water for someone if they are thirsty. You'll hear me say all rise on the prosecutors mister doctors and prosecution caps there are three things that I was proved to the satisfaction of the court firstly the offenses being committed secondly that the defendant has committed the offence lastly that all the evidence has been gathered in accordance with the correct evidence gathered procedures fell to do any of those things and the defendant is entitled to an acquittal ok I will ask questions prosecution witnesses to enable them to give evidence kind of us leading questions will suggest answers obviously I can only present evidence that has been gathered help if there is a case to answer and the defense call witnesses that I can cross examine those witnesses remember the prosecutors are only as good as the evidence they'll skip up photos miss la rollet interests Moncler I can challenge evidence is not been gathered family in accordance with the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and have the evidence excluded if if so required if you fat for exercise your house correctly can account adequately for all your actions initially little for me to challenge remember it's not for the defense to win the case for the prosecution's lose ok
History
Until the late 1980s, criminal court hearings in Northampton were held in the Sessions House.[1][2] However, as the number of court cases in Northampton grew, it became necessary to commission a more substantial courthouse for criminal matters. The site selected by the Lord Chancellor's Department had accommodated a series of rows of terraced housing (Kerr Street and Park Street) before the area was cleared.[3]
The building was designed by Kit Allsopp architects,[4] built in buff stone at a cost of £11.5 million,[5] and was completed in 1987.[6] The design involved two gabled sections connected by a recessed glass atrium facing onto Lady's Lane. The right hand gabled section was fenestrated by a small square window on the ground floor and featured a prominent Royal coat of arms mounted on the brickwork at first floor level. Internally, the building was equipped with four courtrooms.[7] The design won the Summer Exhibition Award from the Royal Academy of Arts in 1986.[6] As a second-tier court, the complex was originally commissioned to deal solely with criminal cases,[8] but was later remodelled to include provision for the County Court, which deals with civil cases, and the Family Court as well.[9]
Notable cases
Notable cases heard at the courthouse include:
- December 2002 – Shaied Nazir, Ahmed Ali Awan and Sarfraz Ali, sentenced to life imprisonment for the racially motivated murder of Ross Parker in Peterborough, shortly after the September 11 attacks.[10]
- January 2004 – David Holland, former drummer with the heavy metal band, Judas Priest, sentenced to eight years for attempted rape and indecent assault against a 17-year-old male with learning difficulties.[11]
- March 2007 – Andrew Randall, sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder and sexual abuse of his baby daughter.[12]
- July 2009 – Murdo Mackay and Anrew Mackenzie, directors of Derby County F.C., sentenced to three years (reduced to 18 months on appeal) for fraudulently claiming "commission" for brokering a loan for the club.[13]
- November 2013 – Anxiang Du, sentenced to life imprisonment for the 2011 murder of the Ding family.[14]
- September 2022 – Joshua Kendall, sentenced to life imprisonment for the attempted murder of a police officer in HM Prison Onley.[15]
References
- ^ The Solicitors' and Barristers' Directory and Diary. Vol. 1. The Law Society. 1986. p. 26.
- ^ "The noose is around the neck of Northampton's old County Hall". The Nene Quirer. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Ordnance Survey Map". 1914. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ Mulcahy, Linda; Rowden, Emma (2019). The Democratic Courthouse: A Modern History of Design, Due Process and Dignity. Taylor and Francis. ISBN 978-0429558689.
- ^ "Capital Building Programme". Hansard. 26 January 1996. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ a b "British Architecture". Hansard. 30 March 1988. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ "Northampton Crown Court". The Law Pages. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ Whitaker's Concise Almanack 2012. Whitaker's. p. 320.
- ^ "Proposal on the provision of court and tribunal services in the Midlands region" (PDF). Ministry of Justice. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Three get life in jail for racist killing". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Drummer guilty of sex attacks". BBC. 23 January 2004. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Father who murdered baby daughter jailed for life". The Guardian. 13 March 2007. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Two guilty of club takeover fraud". BBC News. 25 June 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Anxiang Du jailed for Ding family murders in Northampton". BBC News. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Man imprisoned for life after attempted murder of officer in Northamptonshire prison". Northampton Chronicle. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.