The Bar and the Old Bailey, 1750-1850

by Allyson N. May

Allyson May chronicles the history of the English criminal trial and the development of a criminal bar in London between 1750 and 1850. She charts the transformation of the legal process and the evolution of professional standards of conduct for the criminal bar through an examination of the working lives of the Old Bailey barristers of the period. In describing the rise of adversarialism, May uncovers the motivations and interests of prosecutors,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469623722
• ISBN13: 9781469623726
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"