Can Crown Court give life sentences?

Many indictable only offences (including offences such as murder, manslaughter, grievous bodily harm with intent and robbery) carry maximum sentences of life imprisonment. You can find specific maximum sentences for individual offences in the sentencing guidelines.

Is Crown Court more serious?

The more serious offences are passed on to the Crown Court, either for sentencing after the defendant has been found guilty in a magistrates’ court, or for full trial with a judge and jury. Magistrates deal with three kinds of cases: Summary offences.

Is the Crown Court reserved for serious cases?

Crown Courts are reserved for more serious cases and for those who require prison sentences of over 12 months.

How does the Crown Court work in the UK?

Crown Courts. Crown Courts are reserved for more serious cases and for those who require prison sentences of over 12 months. They operate with a qualified judge and apart from the most exceptional cases, when dealing with trials a 12-person jury, chosen at random, will also be present in court.

Can a circuit judge go to the Crown Court?

Third-tier centres – not normally visited by High Court Judges and handle Crown Court criminal work only. Circuit judges and recorders deal with Crown Court criminal work in all three types of centre. Offences tried in the Crown Court are divided into three classes of seriousness. Class 1 offences are the most serious.

Can a defendant be committed to the Crown Court?

If the defendant pleads guilty to a serious ‘either-way’ offence, magistrates can commit them to the Crown Court for sentencing.

Who are the 13 people who appeared in court this week?

Jones pleaded guilty to attempting to engage in sexual communications with a child and trying to cause a child to watch sexual activity. A jealous husband walked weeping from the dock when jailed for controlling his wife’s life and demanding cash to leave her.

Who are the reporters in Nottingham Crown Court?

Every day our court reporters are in Nottingham Crown Court and Nottingham Magistrates’ Court to cover different cases. These are the hearings they’ve been covering this week.

Who was the judge who sentenced Curtis Goode?

Judge Rosalind Coe QC, sentenced the couple from Marlborough Road, Kirkby-in-Ashfield. She imposed a restraining order and postponed a proceeds of crime investigation. Christopher Chapman tells his story here. Learner driver Curtis Goode took a dim view when he was fined for having heavily tinted glass in a car.