Criminal processes

Question 1

What are the two courts that hear criminal trials?

Answer 1

Magistrates court and crown court

Question 2

What are the 3 categories for crime

Answer 2

Summary
triable either way
indictable

Question 3

What are summary offences?

Answer 3

Less serious offences which are always tried in the magistrates court e.g. minor driving offences and common assault

Question 4

what are triable either way offences

Answer 4

middle range offences which can vary in the degree of harm caused, e.g. theft and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. As the name implies these can be tried at magristrates or crown court

Question 5

What are indictable offences

Answer 5

more serious crime always tried in the crown court, e.g. murder, manslaughter and GBH with intent