guilty plea

• What happens if D pleads guilty?

  magistrates listen to case facts presented by CPS solicitors followed by mitigating factors
• What do they decide?

  if they have sufficient sentencing powers
• What happens if they have suffiecient sentencing powers?

  pass the sentence (max 2 x 6 months in custody)
• What happens if they do not have sufficient snetencing powers?

  D is committed for sentence to the Crown Court
• What can D not ask?

  to go to the Crown Court