| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Which courts deal with criminal cases? | The Magistrates' Court and the Crown Court |
| What is the word used for minor crimes? | Summary offences |
| What is the word used for middle-range crimes? | Triable either way offences |
| What is the word used for serious crimes? | Indictable offences |
| Where can summary offences be tried? | The Magistrates' Court |
| Where can triable either way offences be tried? | In either the Magistrates' Court or the Crown Court |
| If a person is charged with a triable either way crime, what are they first asked? | Whether he pleads guilty or not guilty |
| With a triable either way crime, what is it called when the defendant is asked whether he pleads guilty or not guilty? | Plea before venue |
| With a triable either way crime, what happens if the defendant indicates that he intends to plead guilty? | He loses his right to insist upon trial in the Crown Court |
| With a triable either way crime, what happens if the defendant indicates that he intends to plead not guilty? | He has the right to choose trial by jury at the Crown Court or he can choose to be tried by the magistrates in the Magistrates' Court |
| When would magistrates decide to send a case to the Crown Court for trial? | If they think that the case is too serious for them to try |
| Where can indictable offences be tried? | The Crown Court |
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