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What is the highest court crown court or magistrates court?
crown court
What are two criminal courts in the uk?
Magistrates court & Crown court.
What does triable either way mean?
it means it can be heard either in magistrates or crown court
What is the difference between a Majesty court and crown court?
A Magistrates Court is the lowest form of Criminal Court in the UK. It has 3 part time judges supervised by a professional one. A Crown Court deals with serious criminal cases and has a jury and a professional judge, complete with wigs and robes.
Highlight the difference between a magistrate court and a crown court?
Magistrates Court * Made up of 3 people from local community with no Professional legal qualifications. * Generally deals with summary offences where the defendant Is not entitles to a trial by jury. Eg Motoring Charges, Minor assaults etc * Magistrates also decide some civil matters, including family work and local government matters such as non-payment of council tax. * Hears most criminal cases initially (around 97%) * Magistrates are advised/assisted by Clerks to the Justices * Only have limited sentencing authority Crown Court * Made up of a Jury of 12 people * Judges of a Crown Court must be fully qualified barristers or solicitors with 7 years service * Crown Court will complete sentencing for the magistrates court when it is above their limits of authority * Hears the more serious criminal cases as well as appealed cases from the magistrates Court. * Not clear if crown court decisions are binding on magistrates courts. * Crown Court must deal with the Indictable only offences such as murder, manslaughter, rape and robberyA magistrates court or court of petty sessions, formerly known as a police court, is the lowest level of court in England and Wales and many other common law jurisdictions.The Crown Court of England and Wales is, together with the High Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal, one of the constituent parts of the Senior Courts of England and Wales. It is the higher court of first instance in criminal cases; however, for some purposes the Crown Court is hierarchically subordinate to the High Court and its Divisional Courts. ilyas orhanli
What are the roles of lay people in the criminal cases?
They are Magistrates in the Magistrates Court and the jury are lay people too. The Magistrates listen to evidence and deliver a verdict within Magistrate Courts and the Jury hear all evidence and then decide if the defendant is guilty or not guilty in a Crown Court.
What are the jurisdictions of the courts?
The Magistrates court has jurisdiction to hear all summary offences, hybrid offences ( also known as either way offences) that occur in their area of jurisdiction. Indictable offences are outside of the jurisdiction of the magistrates court are sent up to the local crown court as they have more sentancing powers than the Magistrates.
How many magistrates are in the Federal Magistrates Court?
Magistrates courts deal primarily with the less severe of cases (drunkenness minor assaults etc) - However, their sentencing powers are limited. They also hear more severe cases, then refer them to Crown court because the possible sentence for being found guilty is higher than they can impose.
Why do they have different types of courts?
Because the different courts deal with different types of cases, and hand down different punishments. for example a case of drunk & disorderly would be heard in Magistrates court, as it's seen as a 'minor' offence, but someone charged with murder would be tried in crown court - often with a jury present. Cases are often heard first in a Magistrates court, to assess the severity of the charges, and possible sentence. Magistrates are restricted to the length of sentence they can impose.
What are the differences between a hearing before a magistrates court and a district judge of the county court?
Magistrates Courts have 3 part-time judges with some basic legal training, supervised by a professional legal expert called the Clerk of the Court. They deal with most criminal cases (which are usually minor) are limited as to how much they can fine or sentence a defendent. Crown Courts have a jury and a professional judge. They are not limited to how much they can fine or sentence a defendant (it depends on the crime). They deal with serious crimes and appeals from Magistrates Courts. Appeals (if successful) go to the Senior Courts in London.
What is considered serious crime?
Criminal trials in the UK are held either in the Magistrates' Court or in the Crown Court. In general serious crimes are tried in the Crown Court. This is because only the Crown Court has the power to impose a sentence of greater than six months (although the Magistrates may sentence for up to twelve months for a few offences in their courts). Whether a crime is serious enough to be tried in the Crown Court or should be tried in the Magistrates' Court is usually obvious, but in border-line cases it comes down to the opinion of the Magistrates - they decide whether to keep the case or 'commit for trial' in the Crown Court. Of course, in some really serious cases such as murder, the Magistrates must send the case straight to the Crown Court. These are called 'indictable only' offences because the process that gets the alleged criminal in front of the Crown Court is known as an 'indictment'. Just to make matters more complicated, the law also defines what is meant by 'serious crime' in Section 93(4) of the Police Act 1997 states that a 'serious crime' ... involves the use of violence, results in substantial financial gain or is conducted by a large number of persons in pursuit of a common purpose; or the offence is one, for which a person aged 21 years or over with no previous convictions could reasonably expect to receive a sentence of three years imprisonment or more. If the definition in Section 93(4) is met then the police are entitled to use more intrusive surveillance powers during the investigation.
What is the punishment for indecent exposure in the US?
If convicted in a magistrates court it carries a maximum sentence of 6 months in jail.if convicted in a crown court the maximum sentence is 2 years.
