Criminal Heirschy

Question 1

Types of offences

Answer 1

Summary
Triable tiger way
Indictable

Question 2

Leapfrog procedure

Answer 2

Justice act 1969
Bypass court of appeal to supreme

Question 3

Appeals from magistrate

Answer 3

To crown
To crown then leapfrog
Right to rehearing In mags
Appeal to KBD by way of case stated - appeal on matter of law

Question 4

Appeals from crown

Answer 4

To court of appeal criminal
Leap frog to supreme
kBD by way of case stated

Question 5

What is by way of case state

Answer 5

Appeal on point of law
Challenges desicion/ application of law by lower court by inferior judge
I’m Kings bench division

Question 6

Grounds for appeal

Answer 6

Errror in law - made per incurram
Miscarriage of justice
Jury nobbling
Procedural error
Judge failed to considered circumstances
Appeal sentence

Question 7

Pre trail hearing in mags

Answer 7

Plea - guilty or not
Bail
Preliminary hearing —Check reasonable grounds of being accused - evidence, witness

Question 8

What part of indictable and triable Rothesay offences are heard in mags

Answer 8

Pre trial - bail, guilty
Preliminary - reasonable grounds for being accused - witness evidence
Triable Either way
Mode of trail procedure - heard in mags or crown
- seriousness complexity D preference

Question 9

Mode of trial hearing

Answer 9

Triable either way offences

Decide if heard in mags or crown
Complex, D preference , seriousness