The Magistrate -
this will include selection and appointment, qualifications, key competencies
and the role of the Lord Chancellor. You must understand the role of Lay
Magistrates in both civil and criminal trials. Advantages and disadvantages
should be understood.
Pre-trial procedures
- this will include summons and arrest, the role of the CPS, the role of the
duty solicitor, bail at the police station and at the Magistrates' Court, the
Bail Act 1976 and the classification of offences into summary T-E-W &
indictable.
The trial - this
will include the procedure for a summary trial and the role of the Magistrates
or district judge. You will also need to understand the procedure for T-E-W
offences.
Post-trial - you
will need to understand sentencing powers and aims of sentencing as well as the
difference between aggravating and mitigating factors. Appeal routes and types
of appeal should be understood.
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