The Court for Crown Cases Reserved was an

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for criminal cases established in 1848 to hear references from the

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. 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.

History

The Court for Crown Cases Reserved was created by the Crown Cases Act 1848, introduced in the

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by Lord Campbell. Under the act, after a conviction, the trial judge in a criminal case could refer the case by way of case stated to the court. A case that was reserved would then be heard by at least five judges, including at least one Chief Justice or Chief Baron. The court could only hear appeals on a point of law; it could quash a conviction, but not order a retrial or alter a sentence. It was superseded by the Court of Criminal Appeal in 1907.Cornish & Clarke (1989) ''p.''619

Notable cases referred to the court

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R v Prince ''Rex v. Prince'', L.R. 2 C.C.R. 154 (1875), was an English case that held the '' mens rea'' necessary for criminal liability should be required for the elements central to the wrongfulness of the act, and that strict liability should apply to ...

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R v Coney ''R v Coney'' (1882) 8 QBD 534 is an English case in which the Court for Crown Cases Reserved found that a bare-knuckle fight was an assault occasioning actual bodily harm, despite the consent of the participants. This marked the end of widespre ...

'' (1882)

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* Former courts and tribunals in England and Wales Legal history of England English criminal law 1848 establishments in England 1907 disestablishments in England Courts and tribunals established in 1848 Courts and tribunals disestablished in 1907 {{England-law-stub