Court of general sessions
Some of these courts continued in some form after Canada and the United States became independent countries.It had jurisdiction over both civil and criminal matters until 1691, when it was restricted to felony crimes not punishable by death or life imprisonment.The Court of General Sessions in South Carolina originally served the entire colony and met in Charles Town.This article relating to law in the United States or its constituent jurisdictions is a stub.You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.This article relating to the history of the United States is a stub.