Pre Trial Procedure - Summary

Question 1

What happens in the first hearing in a summary offence?

Answer 1

Clerk will check defendants name and address and to take the plea

Question 2

What percentage of those who have committed a summary offence plea guilty in the magistrates court?

Answer 2

90%

Question 3

What happens if the defendant pleas guilty in a summary offence?

Answer 3

Magistrates will move to sentencing

Question 4

What happens if the defendant does not plead guilty in the magistrates court in a summary offence?

Answer 4

Try to discover the issues then set date for retrial