Chapter 8 Self-test questions

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. At a magistrates' court, what happens to a case involving an indictable-only charge?

It will be tried by the magistrates if the defendant wants this correct incorrect

It will be tried by the magistrates if they do not consider it too serious an offence correct incorrect

It will be committed to a Crown court for sentence correct incorrect

It will be sent to a Crown court for trial correct incorrect

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. Automatic reporting restrictions set out in law what can be published from a preliminary hearing at a magistrates' court. Which hearings do they apply to?

Only allocation and sending hearings correct incorrect

All preliminary hearings except 'allocation' and 'sending' hearings correct incorrect

All preliminary hearings including 'allocation' and 'sending' hearings correct incorrect

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. Under the automatic reporting restrictions governing magistrates' courts, reporters can publish whether bail was refused and give the reason why.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. If a defendant says at a magistrates' court hearing that he/she will plead not guilty to an offence due to be tried by jury, which is the only charge in the case, it is legally safe for the media to report this denial of guilt, even though reporting restrictions apply automatically.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. What is decided in an allocation procedure?

Whether an either-way case is to be dealt with by the magistrates' court correct incorrect

Whether the defendant is to be allowed to represent himself/herself, without a lawyer correct incorrect

Whether a defendant should be committed to Crown court for sentence correct incorrect

Whether a defendant can be tried via video link from the prison where he/she is held correct incorrect