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Crown Court

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First episode dateOctober 18, 1972
Final episode dateMarch 29, 1984
Number of episodes879
Networks ITV
ITV Granada
GenresDrama
Legal Drama
Legal
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
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About Crown Court


Crown Court is a television courtroom drama produced by Granada Television for the ITV network which ran from 1972, when the Crown Court system replaced Assize courts and Quarter sessions in the legal system of England and Wales, to 1984. It was transmitted in the early afternoon.

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... Sentencing them at Luton Crown Court in October, Judge David Farrell KC said: " It was an appalling and terrifying incident...

Judge taken to hospital after family court assault

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... The man has since pleaded guilty to three offences and will be sentenced at Southwark Crown Court at a later date...

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... was imposed by a judge at Manchester Crown Court stopping the media from reporting on the first case, so as not to prejudice the jury in his second trial...

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... Alfie Phillips died on 28 November 2020 with more than 70 visible wounds, including human bite marks, Maidstone Crown Court had heard...

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... Sentencing him at Sheffield Crown Court on Wednesday, Mrs Justice Juliet May told him custody was " the last resort for a child"...

Brianna Ghey: Accused teenager tried to give girl overdose, jury told

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... Manchester Crown Court heard that X s " fascination" with Brianna had " turned darker"...

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... They are all due to appear at Oxford Crown Court on 4 January...

Brianna Ghey: Teenager had plan to murder schoolgirl, trial hears

Brianna Ghey: Teenager had plan to murder schoolgirl, trial hears
Nov 28,2023 7:11 am

... Deanna Heer KC, prosecuting, told Manchester Crown Court on 3 February the girl sent the boy a picture of a handwritten note headed: " Saturday 11th February 2023...

Brianna Ghey: Teenager had plan to murder schoolgirl, trial hears

Nov 27,2023 11:31 am

A plan to kill Brianna Ghey was found in The Bedroom of one of the 16-year-olds accused of murder, a court heard.

The Body of Brianna, 16, who was transgender, was discovered by dog walkers in a park in Culcheth, Cheshire, on 11 February.

Deanna Heer KC, prosecuting, told Manchester Crown Court on 3 February The Girl sent The Boy a picture of a handwritten note headed: " Saturday 11th February 2023. Victim: Brianna Ghey. "

The two teenagers both deny murder.

The Trial has previously heard they

The pair, who were 15 at The Time , cannot be named because of their age and are identified only as girl X, from Warrington, and boy Y, from Leigh, Greater Manchester .

The Court heard The Paper , found in girl X's bedroom After Her arrest, said: " Meet boy Y at wooden posts 1pm. Walk down to Library . . Bus Stop .

" Wait until Brianna gets off Bus then the 3 of us walk to Linear Park . Go to the pipe/tunnel area.

" I say code word to boy Y. He stabs her in the back as I stab her in the stomach. Boy Y drags The Body into the area. We both Cover Up the area with logs etc. "

Ms Heer said: " It is clearly, The Prosecution say, a plan to kill Brianna Ghey. "

On 10 February, girl X arranged to meet Brianna and later told boy Y she was " excited" for 11 February after they discussed which knife he would bring, The Court heard.

The Jury was told that on 11 February girl X and boy Y met shortly before 13:00 GMT.

Brianna left her house and boarded a Bus to Culcheth, sending her mother a text message at 13. 41 which said: " I'm on the Bus by myself, I'm scared. "

The three met just before 14:00 and walked to The Park , The Court heard.

Deanna Heer KC said there were some Snapchat messages between Brianna and girl X while they were in The Park .

At 15. 06 a message from Brianna's phone was sent to girl X, saying: " Girl where are you? "

Ms Heer said girl X deleted a chat from her Snapchat account seconds later.

She told The Jury it was at About That time that The Killing must have occurred.

A 999 call was made by Kathryn Vize at 15. 13, reporting that somebody had been attacked and she had seen the attackers Run Away .

The Trial continues.

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