not guilty plea

• How to decide where the case is tried?

  mode of trial hearing
• What do magistartes do?

  listen to case facts and decide if they can accept jurisdiction based on the seriousness, sentencing powers
• When should a case go to Crown Court?

  complex, breach of trust, gangs
• What happens if Magistartes accept jurisdiction?

  D elects trial by jury at the Crown court or trial at the Mgistartes