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UK Court Systems - Coggle Diagram
UK Court Systems
Classification of Offences
Triable Either Way
Heard in Mags / Crown
E.g - Theft, ABH
Indictable
Heard in Crown
E.g - Murger, Manslaughter
Summary Offence
Heard in Magistrates
E.g. - Driving with no insurance, Common Assault
Magistrates
Court od First Instance
Limited sentencing
Local Issues
Initial hearing of TEW and Indiactable
Deals with bail applications
Lay people
Crown Court
TEW and Indicatble offences
Court of First Instance
Appeals from Mags
Judge and 2 Mags
Jury
Can uphold / quash, increase / decrease sentence
Appellate Courts
SC, CoA, Divisional Courts
Appeals
Conviction or Sentence
D can appeal sentence
Point of Law
Appeal if they think point of law has been misapplied
Final Appeal
SC - Has to be of public importance (Human Right / Change in Law)