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Chichester Crown Court

Coordinates: 50°49′57″N 0°46′48″W / 50.8326°N 0.7799°W / 50.8326; -0.7799
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Chichester Crown Court
Chichester Crown Court in January 2024
LocationChichester, West Sussex
Coordinates50°49′57″N 0°46′48″W / 50.8326°N 0.7799°W / 50.8326; -0.7799
Built1940
ArchitectCecil George Stillman
Architectural style(s)Modernist style
Chichester Crown Court is located in West Sussex
Chichester Crown Court
Location of Chichester Crown Court in West Sussex

Chichester Crown Court is a Crown Court venue in Southgate, Chichester, West Sussex, England. The court is administered by HM Courts and Tribunals Service.

History

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The first incarnation of the building was completed in 1940 and was estimated to have cost £27,570 to build.[1] The two courtrooms were initially used for Quarter Sessions before the Courts Act 1972 created the Crown Courts of England and Wales.[2]

The court closed in 2017 before re-opening after the COVID-19 pandemic, to deal with the case backlog, as a satellite court of Lewes Combined Court.[3]

Today, the court hears criminal cases that are tried by jury.[3] Notable cases include the trial of the Brighton Cat Killer, Stephen Bouquet.[4] The Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger also appeared there in 1967 on drugs charges.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Chichester's New Court House". Portsmouth Evening News. 4 March 1938. p. 1.
  2. ^ Historic, England (August 2016). "Law Courts and Courtrooms 1: The Buildings of the Criminal Law".
  3. ^ a b Ministry of Justice (3 August 2023). "Temporary Nightingale courts and extra court capacity". Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Steven Bouquet: Owners found cats injured on doorsteps, court told". BBC News. 24 June 2021.
  5. ^ "1967: Two Rolling Stones on drugs charges". BBC News. 11 February 2024.