Criminal courts and processess pre-trial issues 1

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What is one of the ways a case is brought to trial?
Summons
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What is another way?
Arrest
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What does CPS stand for?
Crown Prosecution Service
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What is the least worse offence called?
Summary
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What is the middle worse offence called?
Triable-either way
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What is the worst of all offence called?
Indictable
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What is the bottom criminal court?
Magistrates Court
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what is the next criminal court?
Crown Court
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what is the criminal court of appeal?
Court of appeal criminal division
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What is the top criminal court?
Supreme court
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Who can arrest?
Police
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who else can arrest?
Private Citizens
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When can a police man or women arrest?
any one about to commit a crime
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When else can a police man or women arrest?
who is commiting a crime
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When else can a police man or women arrest?
who has commited a crime
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What must they have to do this?
reasonable grounds for suspecting so
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what is one of the things the CPS is responsible for?
advising the police
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what is another one of the things the CPS is responsible for?
revieing cases submitted by the police
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what is another one of the things the CPS is responsible for?
determining charges
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what is another one of the things the CPS is responsible for?
preparing and presenting cases in court
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when can they not detmine a charge?
for a minor case
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Where would a summary offence be heard?
Magistrates Court
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who is the decision maker?
magistrate or district judge
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What is the max sentance?
6 months imprisonment or 5,000 fine
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what is an example of a summary offence?
common assult
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Where would a triable either way offence be heard?
Magistrates or Crown court
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who is the decison maker when heard in magistrates court?
Magistrates or district judge
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who is the decision maker when heard in crown court?
jury
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who decides if it can be heard in crown court?
defendent and magistrates
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What is the max sentence?
up to max for crime in question
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what is an example of a triable either way offence?
ABH
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What court is a indictable offence heard in?
crown court
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who is the decision maker?
jury decide verdict and judge sentences if guilty
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Whats the max sentence?
same as triable either way
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what is an example of an indictable offence
Murder
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