The Bar and the Old Bailey, 1750-1850

Author/Contributor(s):	May, Allyson N
Publisher:	University of North Carolina Press
Date:	11/24/2014
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

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 for the criminal bar through an examination of the working lives of the Old Bailey barristers of the period. Includes a comprehensive biographical appendix.