Criminal Courts
- Created by: Tom Ower
- Created on: 20-05-13 18:45
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- Criminal Courts
- Classification of offences
- Summary offences - can only be tried by magistrates
- Either-way offences - Can be tried either by magistrates or in a Crown Court.
- Indictable offences - More serious offences tried by judge and jury in Crown Court
- Burden of proof and standard of proof
- D is presumed innocent until proven guilty
- Prosecution to prove guilty
- Magistrates Courts
- Hear applications for bail under the Bail Act 1976
- Bail may be disallowed on the following grounds:
- The fear D may interfere with the witnesses
- Possibility that D may abscond
- Possibility D will reoffend.
- Seriousness of offence
- Hear applications for legal aid
- Crown Courts
- To hear all indictable offences
- Acts as an appeal court hearing cases from magistrates court.
- Classification of offences
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