VPRS 3707 Court of General Sessions Criminal Record Book

This series was created to record cases heard in the Court of General Sessions. In 1968 local Courts of General Sessions were abolished and a criminal jurisdiction was established in the County Court for the whole of Victoria.The Court of General Sessions heard exclusively cases that were of a more serious nature than the Court of Petty Sessions. Details recorded in this series include: the number of the case for each session, name of the accused, offence they were charged with, the plea, verdict, listing of the verdict, the sentence (if found guilty), date of the sentence, the Jury (if required the individual members names were listed), the adjudicating magistrate and remarks in which any additional matters were recorded. The name of the Judge who presided over each session was listed at the top of the page.

本系列档案旨在记录普通诉讼法院（Court of General Sessions）审理的案件。1968年，地方普通诉讼法院被废止，维多利亚州全境的郡法院（County Court）获授刑事管辖权。普通诉讼法院仅审理性质较轻微诉讼法院（Court of Petty Sessions）更为严重的案件。本系列档案记录的详细信息包括：每届开庭的案件编号、被告人姓名、被控罪名、答辩意见、判决结果、判决清单、刑期（若判定有罪）、判决日期、陪审团（如需陪审团，则列出成员姓名）、主审地方法官及备注（用于记录其他相关事项）。每届开庭的主审法官姓名列于页面顶部。