Criminal Courts and Lay People (AQA A-Level Law): Flashcards
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Two levels of criminal courts
Two levels of criminal courts
Magistrates' Court and Crown Court
Definition of bail
Definition of bail
Security allowing freedom until trial with court attendance promise
Bail Act 1976 S.4 creates
Bail Act 1976 S.4 creates
Rebuttable presumption in favour of granting bail
% of criminal cases dealt with in Magistrates' Court
% of criminal cases dealt with in Magistrates' Court
Approximately 97 per cent
CPS two-stage test for prosecution
CPS two-stage test for prosecution
Evidential burden test and public interest stage test
Where indictable offences are tried
Where indictable offences are tried
Crown Court (after initial Magistrates' hearing)
Time limit for lodging criminal appeals
Time limit for lodging criminal appeals
28 days from conviction or sentence
Number of jury members in Crown Court
Number of jury members in Crown Court
12 members
Case establishing jury independence (1670)
Case establishing jury independence (1670)
Bushell's Case
Four main adult sentence types
Four main adult sentence types
Imprisonment, community sentences, fines, discharges