The Criminal Process and Courts

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Summary Offences; ie minor offences - hitting, speeding
Less serious, 'petty' cirmes. They are triable at the Magistrates.
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Triable Either Way Offences ie; theft.
May be tried at the Magistrates Court or the Crown Court depending on the severity of the crime.
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Indictable Offences; ie major offences - murder, ****.
The defendant gives a plea bargaining at magistrates but tried at crown court.
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Human Rights Act 1998
the accused is innocent until proven guilty and article 6 of the ECHR, right to a fair trail is always upheld.
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May be tried at the Magistrates Court or the Crown Court depending on the severity of the crime.

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Triable Either Way Offences ie; theft.

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The defendant gives a plea bargaining at magistrates but tried at crown court.

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Card 4

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the accused is innocent until proven guilty and article 6 of the ECHR, right to a fair trail is always upheld.

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