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| | LEVEL OF DESCRIPTION: | Series | | No.: | GR0023.009SF.0008 | | TITLE: | Criminal files (Edmonton) series | | DATE RANGE: | 1882-1976 | | EXTENT: | 144.76 m of textual records. -- 1 microfilm reel | | ADMINISTRATIVE | | SCOPE AND CONTENT: | The series consists of procedure book (1948-1975) and case files pertaining to the criminal cases heard within the Judicial District of Edmonton, including cases heard by the High Court of Justice, the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories, the Supreme Court of Alberta, and the District Court of Alberta. The files may contain information and complaints, charges, statements of accused, indictments, warrants, praecipes, fiats, subpoenas, affidavits, warrants, transcripts of proceedings / preliminary hearings, exhibits, correspondence, statements of disbursements, and other legal documents relating to criminal actions or proceedings including appeals. The files may also contain records from the local justices of the peace and police magistrates.
| | ARRANGEMENT NOTE: | The files form part of the Edmonton Courthouse's Supreme Court Criminal-Old Series (CR.OS), 1882-1919, the Supreme Court Criminal-Middle Series (CR.MS), 1919-1937, and the Supreme Court Criminal-New Series (CR.NS), 1936-1975. The documents are usually arranged by action number. | | GENERAL NOTE: | A card index to criminal cases heard in the Judicial District of Edmonton from 1882 to 1949 is available in the Sandra Thomson Reading Room. The procedure book (1948-1975) is available on microfilm only in the Sandra Thomson Reading Room. The series may contain criminal case files from the former Judicial District of Athabasca. | | RELATED SOUS-FONDS: | GR0023.009SF (Judicial District of Edmonton sous-fonds)
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