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Jun 24, 2020 · Sometimes a defendant will represent themselves. The prosecutor. The prosecutor is a lawyer who presents the case independently on behalf of the Crown Prosecution Service.
Crown Court cases are heard by a judge and a jury. The judge will give directions about how the trial should run. The jury decides whether or not the defendant is guilty. The jury is 12...
Oct 26, 2018 · The Code for Crown Prosecutors is a public document, issued by the Director of Public Prosecutions, that sets out the general principles Crown Prosecutors should follow when they make decisions...
Someone charged with a crime must go to court to answer that charge. A person accused of a crime is called a ‘defendant’. The authority responsible for prosecuting the case in court is called the ‘prosecutor’. In most cases that will be the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).
In courts, probation services give advice to a judge or magistrates about what sentence you should get if you are convicted. They will speak to you and prepare a report. They will want to...
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How the courts work. Someone charged with a crime must go to court to answer that charge. A person accused of a crime is called a ‘defendant’. The authority responsible for prosecuting the case in court is called the ‘prosecutor’. In most cases that will be the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).
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The Code for Crown Prosecutors sets out the approach to making a decision to prosecute, and keeping that decision under review. The Full Code Test has two stages: (i) deciding whether there is sufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction, and (ii) the public interest test.
