Criminal courts
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- Created on: 15-03-23 13:25
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- Criminal courts
- Types of offence
- Summary offences
- Least serious eg. driving offences, assault, battery
- Maximum sentence of 6 months
- Either-way offences
- Medium severity offences eg. theft and ABH
- Maximum sentence of 7 years
- Indictable offences
- Most serious offences eg. murder, manslaughter, GBH
- Maximum sentence of life
- Summary offences
- Structure
- Magistrates court
- Crown court
- High court
- Court of Appeal
- Supreme court
- Court of Appeal
- High court
- Crown court
- Magistrates court
- Courts
- Magistrates court
- Try all summary offences and some either-ways
- Try young offenders
- Crown court
- Try all indictable offences and some either-ways
- Hears sentencing appeals from magistrates court
- High court
- Hears appeals on points of law
- Court of Appeal
- Hears appeals on convictions or sentences
- Supreme court
- Hears appeals on a point of law of general public importance
- Magistrates court
- Magistrates
- Role
- Judicial
- Committal proceedings
- Trying cases
- Administrative
- Warrants
- Bail
- Appeals
- Training
- Community work
- Specialist
- Youth court
- Family proceedings court
- Judicial
- Appointment
- Local Advisory Committees receive nominations for appointment
- LAC interviews candidates to find out about their personal qualities and views
- These candidates are then recommended to the Lord Chancellor
- 6 qualities
- Good character
- Understanding and communicative
- Socially aware
- Mature and of sound temperament
- Of sound judgement
- Committed and reliable
- Role
- Types of offence
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