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Describe The Role Of Magistrates In Criminal Cases
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Describe The Role Of Magistrates In Criminal Cases Magistrates (Justices of the Peace) sit to try cases in the MagistratesÆ Court. There are two types of magistrate: Stipendiary magistrates, who are legally qualified, paid and sit full time in MagistratesÆ Courts. There are about 90 stipendiary magistrates who sit on their own to hear cases (to be renamed District Judges) Lay magistrates, who are not legally qualified, unpaid except for expenses and sit part time in MagistratesÆ Courts throughout the country. There are around 30,000 lay magistrates who sit in panels of two or three together to hear cases. 97% of all criminal court cases are tried by lay-magistrates. A Magistrates clerk, who is legally qualified, assists the lay-magistrates. The functions of Magistrates control the following procedures: - Preliminary Issues are dealt with by the Magistrate. There is an initial hearing where the accused initially appears in court, there it is...
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