Chapter 12 Self-test questions

. All criminal offences are indictable offences.

. Which of the following statements about indictable offences is correct?

. If a district judge decides that a confession is inadmissible in evidence, the same district judge cannot hear the trial.

. The police investigate criminal offences but prosecutions must be brought by the Crown Prosecution Service.

. Which of the following statements is true?

. An adult who commits an offence of being drunk in a public place may be given a _______ notice for disorderly behaviour.

. Which of the following were the aims of the Government in commissioning the Auld Review of the criminal courts? Please select all that apply.

. Which of the following statements is true?

. Which of the following steps can the magistrates' court take if a defendant who is charged with a summary only offence pleads guilty at the first hearing? Please select all that apply.

. Where an offence is triable either way, the hearing at which the court determines the appropriate venue for trial is known as the __________ hearing.

. A plea and trial preparation hearing must take place where a case is to be tried in the Crown Court.

. A count on indictment must contain a statement of the offence and brief details, which are known as ___________ of the offence.

. An indictment may name more than one defendant and may contain more than one count.

. An agreement to plead guilty in exchange for a specific sentence is known as a ____ _______.

. At what stage of proceedings can a defendant seek a Goodyear indication?

. An order that a defendant will be kept in custody or on bail between court hearing dates is known as a ______.

. It is not possible to remand a defendant in custody prior to conviction because this would breach their rights under Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights (the right to liberty).

. Which of the following are conditions that can properly be attached to a defendant's bail? Please select all that apply.

. When preparing for trial, the prosecution is required to disclose to the defence any material that might undermine the prosecution case.

. Material that is relevant to the case but upon which the prosecution do not intend to rely is called ______ material.

. A defendant is required to confirm which witnesses they will call to give evidence on their behalf.

. A criminal trial normally takes place in public.

. At a trial on indictment, what is the first stage of proceedings after the jury has been sworn?

. A defendant is always entitled to represent himself and to cross-examine witnesses personally.

. Before the jury retires to consider its verdict, the trial judge will ___ __ the case.

. Which of the following can hear a trial in a magistrates' court? Please select all that apply.

. When lay magistrates hear a trial, the legal adviser makes decisions of law and the magistrates make decisions of fact.

. Where the prosecution bears the burden of proof in a criminal case, the standard of proof is beyond reasonable doubt.

. Which of the following are grounds upon which the prosecution may be permitted to introduce evidence of a defendant's bad character in a Crown Court trial? Please select all that apply.

. A defendant is not entitled to adduce evidence of their own good character.

. A defendant must give evidence at their trial as part of the defence case.

. A jury in a criminal trial always starts out with twelve jurors. Assuming that there are still twelve jurors present at the conclusion of the trial, how many of them must agree for a majority verdict?

. Where three lay magistrates preside over a trial, they must reach a unanimous verdict.

. A person who has been acquitted of murder cannot be tried again for the same offence due to the double jeopardy rule.

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