Skip to content
Back to quiz
6. who decides the verdict in the crown court
- A Jury
- A pannel of Judges
- 3 Lay magistrates
- A judge
7. What is an Arraignment?
- where all charges are read out and defendant is asked to submit plea if plea not guilty then it determines issues on points of law length of trial
- A pre trial hearing in the magistrates court where decisions including legal funding , bail and requests for medical or presentences reports are made
- A pre hearing - predatory hearing
- A plea and direction hearing
8. how many categories of offences are there in the criminal process?
9. in which category of offence would you get an 'arraigment'
- Either way offences
- Indictable
- summary offences
10. examples of summary offences are..
- murder, man slaughter and robbery
- driving without insurance, common assault and criminal damage under £5000
- theft and assault occasioning actual bodily harm