Indictments in Blackstone's Criminal Practice
In some sections the headings Statement of Offence
and Particulars of
Offence
appear under the B heading Indictment
. Capture them as display text.
| IND | Used to indicate indictment headings |
Capture the heading and following paragraphs in a displayText element with a title element attribute role="indictment".
Where parts of the indictment have an additional heading, indicated by the typecode INDB, capture an additional title element in the first displayText element with the attribute role="indictmentBold".
Printed page
Copy-edited MS
XML
<div2>
<titleGroup><title>
<p>Indictment</p></title>
</titleGroup>
<p><enumerator role="paraNum">B1.3</enumerator>
</p>
<p>
<displayText class="prosequote">
<titleGroup>
<title role="indictment">
<p>Statement of Offence</p>
</title>
</titleGroup>
<p>Murder</p></displayText>
</p>
<p>
<displayText class="prosequote">
<titleGroup>
<title role="indictment">
<p>Particulars of Offence</p>
</title>
</titleGroup>
<p>A on or about the … day of … murdered V</p></displayText>
</p>
</div2>
Printed page (additional heading)
Copy-edited MS
XML
<div2>
<titleGroup><title role="indictment">
<p>Indictment</p></title>
</titleGroup>
<p>
<enumerator role="paraNum">B4.129</enumerator>
</p>
<p>
<displayText class="prosequote">
<titleGroup>
<title role="indictmentBold">
<p>First Count</p>
</title>
<title role="indictment">
<p>Statement of Offence</p>
</title>
</titleGroup>
<p>Handling stolen goods contrary to section 22(1) of the Theft Act 1968</p></displayText>
</p>
<p>
<displayText class="prosequote">
<titleGroup>
<title role="indictment">
<p>Particulars of Offence</p>
</title>
</titleGroup>
<p>A on or about the … day of … dishonestly received stolen goods, namely
a pearl necklace belonging to V, knowing or believing the same to be stolen goods</p></displayText>
</p>
<p>
<displayText class="prosequote">
<titleGroup>
<title role="indictmentBold">
<p>Second Count</p>
</title>
<title role="indictment">
<p>Statement of Offence</p>
</title>
</titleGroup>
<p>Handling stolen goods contrary to section 22(1) of the Theft Act 1968</p></displayText>
</p>
<p>
<displayText class="prosequote">
<titleGroup>
<title role="indictment">
<p>Particulars of Offence</p>
</title>
</titleGroup>
<p>A on or about the … day of … dishonestly undertook or assisted in the
retention, removal, disposal or realisation of stolen goods, namely a pearl necklace
belonging to V, by or for the benefit of B, or dishonestly arranged to do so, knowing
or believing the same to be stolen goods</p></displayText>
</p>
</div2>