Courts Flashcards
1
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Magistrates court
A
hear criminal cases, youth cases, and some civil proceedings
2
Q
County court
A
deals with civil (non-criminal) matters
3
Q
Crown court
A
normally has a jury which decides if you’re guilty or not (the ‘verdict’) has a judge who decides what punishment (or ‘sentence’) you get.
4
Q
Supreme Court
A
hears cases of the greatest public or constitutional importance affecting the whole population
5
Q
High court
A
It deals at first instance with all high value and high importance civil law (non-criminal) cases
