The Mystery of Old Bailey Counsel

Gallanis, Thomas

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The Mystery of Old Bailey Counsel

Thomas P. Gallanis

University of Iowa - College of Law

October 5, 2009

Cambridge Law Journal, Vol. 65, pp. 159-173, March 2006

Abstract:
This article proffers a hypothesis about a persistent historical mystery: Why did the use of defense lawyers in felony trials at the Old Bailey in London increase so noticeably in the last quarter of the eighteenth century?

Number of Pages in PDF File: 18

Keywords: legal history, Old Bailey, criminal trial, counsel

JEL Classification: K14, K40

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Date posted: October 5, 2009

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Gallanis, Thomas P., The Mystery of Old Bailey Counsel (October 5, 2009). Cambridge Law Journal, Vol. 65, pp. 159-173, March 2006. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1483195

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