DWP interview under caution

NeilCr

Perhaps Danday was thinking of this

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_Court_(TV_series)

Danday

Comms69 wrote: »

Crown court? What on earth was it doing there?! (the brick theft atleast)

The armed robber case (my ex son in law) had previous and the magistrates moved it to Crown Court.as it was felt that the court did not have sufficient sentencing powers.

As for the accountant (friend), the value of the stolen items was under £100, but it was felt by the magistrates court that given the circumstances of the accused and his status in society that the case should be remitted to Crown Court on request for sentencing.

Comms69

Danday wrote: »

The armed robber case (my ex son in law) had previous and the magistrates moved it to Crown Court.as it was felt that the court did not have sufficient sentencing powers.

As for the accountant (friend), the value of the stolen items was under £100, but it was felt by the magistrates court that given the circumstances of the accused and his status in society that the case should be remitted to Crown Court on request for sentencing.

Crikey where was his brief?!


That's usually a mitigating factor!

Ames

Seems like Danday knows about as much about law as he does benefits.

Nick_C

Where a case can be dealt with either by Magistrates or at the Crown Court, I thought the defendant had the right to a trial by jury?

Comms69

Nick_C wrote: »

Where a case can be dealt with either by Magistrates or at the Crown Court, I thought the defendant had the right to a trial by jury?

Yes they do, but no-one in their right mind would select a crown court when pleading guilty.

Nick_C

Comms69 wrote: »

Yes they do, but no-one in their right mind would select a crown court when pleading guilty.

The plea could have been not guilty at the Magistrates but changed to guilty at crown court after full disclosure?

Danday

Comms69 wrote: »

Crikey where was his brief?!

That's usually a mitigating factor!

Quite right that is what I thought would have happened but it was said by the Judge that because of his intelligence and position in society he would go to prison as an example to others.

Danday

Ames wrote: »

Seems like Danday knows about as much about law as he does benefits.

I don't know anything about the law, I can only but give these two cases as an example of what does and can happen.

Comms69

Nick_C wrote: »

The plea could have been not guilty at the Magistrates but changed to guilty at crown court after full disclosure?

The solicitor will have had the file before then in all likelihood. But yes I suppose that's a possibility.


By the time it's at the crown court you may as well give trial a go though, the discount is 1/10th, so hardly any difference