1. Summary offence: Assault / Battery
Magistrates: Max sentence (6 months / £5,000)
Defendant charged at station
Defendant appears at magistrates at next available sitting
Pre-trail hearing
name / address etc
Not guilty
Mags arrange court date for trial in mags.
Decide bail / remand or legal aid.
Duty solicitor
Remand or bail
Guilty
Mags hear aggravating and mitigating factors and previous.
Pass evidence
Trial
Guilty: Sentence
Not Guilty: Acquitted
Aggravating: Against the defendant
Mitigating: For defendant

2. Indictable offence: Murder / S.18 / Robbery
Defendant charged at station
Defendant appears at magistrates at next available sitting
Pre-trail hearing
name / address etc
Not Guilty:
Magistrates sends the defendant to the crown court. Decide bail / remand while waiting to go to the crown. Plea and directions hearing (same as…)
Duty solicitor
Remand or bail.
Conditional / unconditional
Guilty
Mags formally send case to the crown court for sentencing.
Crown court decide bail (C / UN) / remind the defendant of legal aid before trial.
Trial
Guilty: Sentence
Not Guilty: Acquitted

3. TEW (Trial either way)- S.47 ABH/ Theft/ Drugs
Plea before hearing.
TEW (Trial either way)- S.47 ABH/ Theft/ Drugs
Defendant charged at station
Defendant appears at magistrates at next available sitting
Pre-trail hearing
name / address etc
Not Guilty:
1.(Mode of trail procedure)
2. If mags decide they can deal with the case; they explain it to the defendant.
3. If defendant chooses trial at Mags; it can still be sent to the crown court for sentencing.
4. If the defendant opts for the crown court he is officially sent there.
(Commital proceedings)
Acquitted
Duty solicitor
Remand or bail.
Conditional / unconditional
Guilty
Mags hear evidence (aggravating and mitigating factors)
Either sentence or pass to crown for sentencing