Describe the routes of appeal for the defence from both the Magistrates Court and from the Crown Court.
Member rating: No Rating | Words: | Submitted: Fri Jan 23 2004
On the left is an image preview of every page of this document, and below are the first 150 words with formatting removed:
Question 3 Describe the routes of appeal for the defence from both the Magistrates Court and from the Crown Court. From the crown court there are two different appeal routes either case sated appeal to the Queens Bench Divisional Court or to the Crown Court. If it is by way of case stated is it only when the appeal is on a point of law. The magistrates state the case (tell the facts) then the Queen Bench Divisional Court can either quash the decision, confirm it or remit the case to the magistrates' Court for re-hearing. The magistrates are asking for advice about a point of law. A further appeal is possible to the House of Lords but only on a point of law of general public importance and the House of Lords (or QBD) must give permission to appeal. This only happens very rarely. If the appeal goes to the Crown...


