Summary Offences are tried in which court?
Magistrates Court
Crown Court
Supreme Court
Court of Appeal
Which of these is NOT a Summary Offence
Assault
Battery
Theft
Affray
Which of these does not count as an indictable offence
Robbery
Conspiracy
Murder
Actual Bodily Harm [ABH]
Which of these is not true about lay Magistrates.
They are part time.
They are paid.
They are volunteers
They have no legal qualifications.
Which of the following are the duties of the magistrates court?
To deal with all summary offences and some triable either way offences.
To deal with all appeals.
To hold early administrative hearings.
To act as a youth court.
To deal with sentencing.
All of the above.
There are three magistrates, at least one must be male and at least one must be female.
In the youth court, a magistrate can not be allowed to be over the age of 65.
The youth court deals with offenders aged 10-18.
Anyone aged under 10 years old, can not be found guilty of a crime.
In which cases can an offender be heard in the crown court regardless of age.
Manslaughter
Rape
Causing death from dangerous driving.
Anyone who is not involved in the case is excluded from the youth court.
What must happen at the youth court if the offender is younger then sixteen years old?
They must be released.
There parents must be there.
Legal aid must be free.
It must be on the headlines of the local newspapers.