Unit 13, assignment 1, Aspects of the legal system. Full marks achieved.

unit 22 public services level 3 magistrates and crown court, English justice system hierarchy, all criteria achieved completed unit to distintion

p5 describe how the criminal trial process works for both a summary and an indictable offence m2 compare the trial process in the magistrates’ courts and Crown court, using a summary, either way and indictable offence

Know how legal rules are created by precedent Judicial precedent: development of the system; law reporting; binding authorities; persuasive authorities; ratio decidendi; obiter statements Avoiding judicial precedents: distinguishing previous decisions; reversing decisions; overruling previous decisions; practice statements

m2 compare the trial process in the magistrates’ courts and Crown court, using a summary, either way and indictable offence

Understand how the criminal trial process works. Categories of criminal offence: summary offences; triable either way offences; indictable offences Bail: police powers to grant bail; the Bail Act 1976 and Criminal Justice Act 2003; right of defendant to bail; conditional and unconditional bail; restrictions on bail; breaches of bail; right to liberty under Human Rights Act 1998 Access to legal advice and representation: duty solicitors; funding and representation for defendant; legal aid; right...

P6 outline the powers of the courts in sentencing offenders, using one example of a summary offence and one indictable offence. Sentencing powers: magistrates’ court sentencing powers and limitations; committal from magistrates’ courts to Crown court for sentence; Crown court sentencing and restrictions; range of sentences available. M3 explain the grounds for appeal from the magistrates’ courts and the Crown court in England and Wales. Appeals from criminal courts: appeals from magistrat...

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