Court of Assizes

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:judge
gptkb:crime
gptkbp:abolished 1972
England and Wales
gptkbp:appealsTo Court of Cassation (Belgium, France, Italy)
gptkbp:composition judges and lay jurors
gptkbp:establishedIn 12th century (England)
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:France
gptkb:Italy
historically in England and Wales
gptkbp:handles terrorism cases
felonies
serious violent crimes
murder cases
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Court of Assizes
gptkbp:jurisdiction serious criminal cases
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkb:Italian
Dutch
gptkbp:location departments (France)
provincial capitals (Belgium)
gptkbp:notableFor jury trials in serious crimes
gptkbp:presidedBy gptkb:judge
professional judges
trials by jury
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Crown_Court_(England_and_Wales)
gptkbp:sentence life imprisonment
long-term imprisonment
death penalty (historically)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Judiciary_of_Italy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6