Procedures for Offences

What type of offence is theft?

• Summary only

• either way

• indictable only

• indecisive only

What court will be the first court to hold a hearing for an either way offence?

• Magistrates

• Crown

• County

• High

If a defendant pleads guilty to an either way offence in the magistrates court, will he be sentenced there?

• Yes, but only if the magistrates have sufficient sentencing powers

• No, he will be sent to the Crown Court.

• No, he will be committed to the High Court

If a defendant faces an either way offence charge, the first process he will go through in the magistrates court is

When can a defendant choose which court will hear his trial?

• When he has pleaded not guilty to either way offence and the magistrates court decline jurisdiction

• When he has pleaded not guilty to an indictable only offence at the magistrates court

• When he has pleaded not guilty to an either way offence and the magistrates accept jurisdiction

• When he has pleaded guilty to an either way offence and the magistrates have sufficient sentencing

Reorder the following procedures with a trial in the crown court

• Jury Deliberations and decision

• Examination in chief by prosecution of prosecution witnesses

• Opening speeches

• Examination in chief and cross examination of defence witnesses

• cross examination of prosecution witnesses by defence

Reorder the following sentences from most serious to least

• Fine

• Community Order with Requirements

• Life Sentence

• Fixed Term Sentence

• Conditional Discharge

Which statute sets out the requirements that can be added to a community order?

An unpaid work requirement can include (a)   to ​ (b)   hours of work

• 40
• 300
• 20
• 60
• 240
• 250
• 500

What is the maximum number of months a curfew requirement can be made for?

• 3

• 6

• 9

• 12