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Catalogue description Supreme Court of Judicature: The Crown Court at Leeds: Case Files
| Reference: | J 291 |
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| Title: | Supreme Court of Judicature: The Crown Court at Leeds: Case Files |
| Description: |
This series contains records of the Crown Court at Leeds comprising a variety of case files. It includes evidence leading to the prosecution of John Poulson, the Yorkshire architect, for corruption (J 291/59-101). Police investigation of Poulson led to the resignation of the Home Secretary, Reginald Maudling, in 1972. Poulson was convicted in 1975. |
| Note: | The naming of a defendant within this catalogue does not imply guilt. |
| Date: | 1959-2009 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Supreme Court of Judicature, Crown Court at Leeds, 1971- |
| Physical description: | 381 file(s) |
| Access conditions: | Open unless otherwise stated |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
From 2002 The Court Service |
| Selection and destruction information: | Pieces 192-228 were deselected and destroyed by Ministry of Justice in 2007, in accordance with Operational Selection Policy 40, prior to transfer to The National Archives. |
| Accruals: | Series is accruing |
| Administrative / biographical background: | Leeds was a First Combined Crown, County and Magistrates’ court. |
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