trial on indictment การใช้

• The Supreme Court also deals with trials on indictment ( that is, the most serious criminal matters ).
• For an adult, summary trials take place in a magistrates'court, while trials on indictment take place in the Crown Court.
• It is established as part of the appellate jurisdiction of these courts is transferred, and the new court given exclusive jurisdiction in " trial on indictment ".
• When it is hearing a trial on indictment ( a jury trial ) it is treated as a superior court, which means that its decisions may not be judicially reviewed and appeal lies only to the Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal.
• If the value of the property damaged exceeds ?, 000, the defendant is entitled to claim trial on indictment by a jury, but if tried summarily, may be sentenced to up to six months in jail and a ?, 000 fine.
• The Court of Appeal consists of two divisions : the Civil Division hears appeals from the High Court and County Court and certain superior tribunals, while the Criminal Division may only hear appeals from the Crown Court connected with a trial on indictment ( i . e ., for a serious offence ).
• Either side in criminal trials on indictment were given a right to admit documents without formal proof by the other side; by agreement between the prosecution and defence, copies of documents might be tendered as if they were the originals; but, if not legally represented, the accused may not so admit nor agree.