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Unit 10 - A Day in A Criminal Court
Unit 10 - A Day in A Criminal Court
Supreme Court
Court of Appeal
(Criminal Division)
Magistrates’ Court
making
an appeal
Categories of criminal offence
There are three categories of criminal offence in the UK:
2. Indictible offences
most serious offences, triable in the Crown Court; more
severe penalties are available: trial by jury