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Starting with the court route

Starting with the court route

Flowchart of the adult criminal court route from first appearance in Magistrates' Court to summary, either-way and indictable-only routes, with magistrates or jury labelled as the decision-maker

A criminal case is brought by the state against a defendant, usually by the Crown Prosecution Service. The main lay people in this system are lay magistrates and jurors.

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