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. Joanne pleaded guilty in a magistrates' court to theft and common assault. Theft is an either way offence and the maximum sentence is 7 years imprisonment. Common assault is a summary only offence and the maximum sentence is six months imprisonment.
What is the maximum period of imprisonment to which the magistrates could sentence Joanne?

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. Adam pleads guilty to theft from a garage and asks for two offences of shop theft to be taken into consideration.
Which of the following statements is correct?

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. Aziz pleaded guilty to criminal damage and the magistrates have sentenced him to a conditional discharge for 12 months.
Which one of the following statements is correct?

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. Jack has been convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 25 years.
Which one of the following statements correctly explains the effect of this sentence?

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. Karim is 15 years old and has no previous convictions. He has pleaded guilty to affray (which has a maximum sentence of three years imprisonment). The district judge in the youth court considers the offence is too serious for a conditional discharge.
What sentence must the judge impose?

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