Unit 1 Law Revision AS

Court Structure                                           

Magistrates   - SUMMARY/SOME TEW              

Crown Court                            High Court QBD   

(Sentence/conviction)               (Points of Law)

Court of Appeal

(Sentence/conviction)

Magistrates-

• Hear all summary offences as well as some triable either way
• Can sentence upto 6 months or 12 if it is a consecutive offence
• An example of a summary offence would be a minor driving offence

Crown Court-

• Confirm sentence
• Quash conviction
• Find defendant guilty of another offence 
• Increase or decrease the sentence

High Court Queens Bench Division-

• May confirm decision
• Vary or reverse decision
• Send case back to magistrates