The criminal courts : Magistrates' and Crown

Question 1

The Magistrates’ court has a limited g______ jurisdiction

Answer 1

Geographical

Question 2

The Magistrates court handles approximately ___% of all criminal cases.

Answer 2

95

Question 3

Over ___% of defendants plead guilty in the Magistrates’

Answer 3

90

Question 4

The mode of trial hearing takes place in the _____ court

Answer 4

Magistrates’

Question 5

The y____ court is in the m___ court

Answer 5

Youth, Magistrates’

Question 6

Children under the age of ___ cannot be charged with a criminal offence

Answer 6

10

Question 7

The crown courts weree established by the Courts Act ____

Answer 7

1971

Question 8

Class 1 offences are tried by a ____ ___ judge

Answer 8

High court

Question 9

Murder is a class ___ offence

Answer 9

one

Question 10

True or false: Illegal abortion is a class three offence

Answer 10

False- it’s a class two offence

Question 11

Three examples of class two offences are

1. M___
2. R____
3. I____ a____

Answer 11

1. Murder
2. Rape
3. Illegal abortion

Question 12

True or false: A circuit judge hears class two offences

Answer 12

False- Class 2 offences are hear by a high court judge

Question 13

Class 3 offences may be heard by a high court, a circuit judge or a r___

Answer 13

Recorder

Question 14

Class 4 includes ___ offences and is heard by a c____ j____ or a recorder

Answer 14

TEW

Circuit Judge

Question 15

True or false: All class 3 offences are indictable offences

Answer 15

True