A Forensic Scientist's Guide to the English Legal System. Part 2: Court Procedure

Abstract

Procedure in English Courts is described, beginning with the involvement of magistrates at the arrest stage. Types of hearings, including summary trial and committal proceedings, and procedure in the Magistrates’ Court are presented. Similarly, pleas, trial, court procedure, sentencing and appeals in the Crown Court are given. To complete the picture, the paper deals with criminal proceedings in Juvenile Courts, with Coroners’ Courts, and with Appeal Courts.