BPTC Criminal Litigation Manual September 2019 Chapter 1

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Overview of Criminal
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BPTC Criminal Litigation, Evidence & Sentencing


Please ensure that you also read the further material in Blackstone's Criminal Practice
and the syllabus as outlined in paragraph 1 of this chapter.
1 Further required reading for this chapter
2 The court structure
3 The criminal justice process
4 Where does a defendant enter their plea, have a trial and/or be sentenced?
5 The classification of offences
6 What does each court do?
7 The magistrates' court
8 The Youth Court
9 The Crown Court
10 The High Court
11 The Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
12 The Supreme Court
13 Funding
14 The Criminal Procedure Rules
15 Using this chapter




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