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1
Q

How many CC are there in England and Wales?

A

77

2
Q

What is ‘first tier’

A

High court & Crown Court with separate judges for criminal and civil work
-CC is permanently staffed by HC judges and Circuit Judges&recorders

3
Q

What is ‘second tier’

A

CC only
but HC judges sit there regularly to hear criminal cases as well as Circuit Judges&recorders

4
Q

What is ‘third tier’

A

Only staffed by Circuit judges&recorders
-The most serious cases not tried here(murder, manslaughter, rape) as no HC judge to deal with them

5
Q

How many cases a year do the CC deal with?

A

c100,000

6
Q

How long do CC cases last?

A

several week or even months

7
Q

What is an indictment

A

This is a document which formally sets out the chargers against the defendant

8
Q

From what date did Criminal Procedure Rules begin to deal with all aspects of criminal cases?

A

April 2005

9
Q

What is the overriding objective of the Rules?

A

‘criminal cases be dealt with justly’

10
Q

What does the defendant have to give details about?

A
  • any alibi
  • witnesses he intends on calling to support that alibi
11
Q

What is PCMH

A

Plea and Case Management Hearing

12
Q

What is the first purpose of PCMH

A

To find whether the defendant is pleading guilty or not guilty
-process is called ‘arraignment’

13
Q

What is the aim of the PCMH?

A

to speed up the actual trial process to ensure that time will not be wasted on unnecessary points

14
Q

when and under what act did the court remove ‘double jeprody’ for serious cases?

A

criminal justice Act 2003

15
Q

what replaced double jeprody?

A

‘new and compelling evidence’