crown court

noun

1. English law a court of criminal jurisdiction holding sessions in towns throughout England and Wales at which circuit judges hear and determine cases

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Mr Bush denied 30 counts of preventing lawful and decent burials and one charge of stealing money from charity collection boxes, during Wednesday's hearing at Hull Crown Court.

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On Wednesday, former undertaker Robert Bush appeared at Hull Crown Court after an investigation into human remains found at his premises.

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The trio hatched their plans online and are not believed to have met in the real world before they appeared together in the dock at Sheffield Crown Court in central England.

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Wolverhampton Crown Court has heard Ms Whyte was stabbed 11 times in the head, with one wound so deep it pierced her brain stem.

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Cardiff Crown Court heard she had failed to complete unpaid work that formed part of a suspended sentence for fraud and finished less than half of the 120 hours she was ordered to do.

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