Assignment 3 – Sentencing powers and appeals procedures
TASK 1
P6,P5
United Kingdom & Wales
Almost all criminal cases start in a magistrates’ court, and approximately 95% are completed in there. In
case of that, more serious offences are being passed to the Crown Court, however for sentencing after
the offender has been found guilty in a magistrates’ court, or for full trial with a judge and jury.
When the case is to be decided in magistrates’ court, the offenders are allowed and asked to make a
complaint. If they are convicted guilty or later proven guilty, judges can impose a sentence, normally up
to six months of prison, or a fine of an unlimited amount (12 months in total). The courts structure
covers England and Wales; the tribunals system covers England, Wales, and in some cases Northern
Ireland and Scotland.
TASK 1
P6,P5
United Kingdom & Wales
Almost all criminal cases start in a magistrates’ court, and approximately 95% are completed in there. In
case of that, more serious offences are being passed to the Crown Court, however for sentencing after
the offender has been found guilty in a magistrates’ court, or for full trial with a judge and jury.
When the case is to be decided in magistrates’ court, the offenders are allowed and asked to make a
complaint. If they are convicted guilty or later proven guilty, judges can impose a sentence, normally up
to six months of prison, or a fine of an unlimited amount (12 months in total). The courts structure
covers England and Wales; the tribunals system covers England, Wales, and in some cases Northern
Ireland and Scotland.
