The Crown Court
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- Created on: 14-01-14 12:44
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- The Crown Court
- Three tiers of Crown Court
- First tier
- Main places through out the country, Bristol, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester.
- At each court there is a High court and a CC with seperate judges for civil and criminal work.
- The CC is permanently staffed by High Court judges as well as circuit judges and recorders.
- The Court can deal with all categories of crime triable on indictment.
- Second tier
- CC only but High court judges sit there on a regular basis to hear criminal cases.
- All categories of crime triable or indictment can be tried here
- Thrid tier
- This is staffed only by circuit judges and recorders.
- The most seriouse cases, such as murder, manslaughter and ****,
- Are not usually tried here as there is no High Court to deal with them.
- First tier
- Prosecution
- Already given D the statements of evidence they propose to use at the trial.
- Must disclose previously undisclosed material which in P's opinion considered capable of undermining the case against the accused.
- Guilty Plea
- If possible the judge will senetnce the D immediately.
- Means the D who plead guilty will not have an unneccessarily long wait for their case to come to court.
- Not Guilty Plea
- Case will be tried by jury.
- P and D identify key issues.
- Fact/Law - has to be agreed by both sides.
- Directions for trial, witnesses and videolink.
- PCMH speed up.
- Three tiers of Crown Court
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