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  1. Return to English Legal System 3e Student resources

Chapter 13 Self-test questions

. The following are documents that are commonly found in criminal proceedings. Match the name of each document with the appropriate description.

. All criminal offences are indictable offences.

. All criminal proceedings commence in the magistrates’ court.

. Which of the following statements is true?

. 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.

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

. 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 not required to disclose to the defence any material that might undermine the prosecution case.

. Dan is charged with assaulting Vince. Dan accepts that he hit Vince but claims that he acted in self-defence. Which of the following propositions concerning the burden and standard of proof is correct?

. Where a defendant decides not to testify in their own defence, the jury may be entitled to draw an adverse inference against the defendant. In an appropriate case, the jury may convict the defendant solely on the basis of an inference from silence.

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

. Which of the following statements is true?

. 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 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?

. 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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