Criminal Appeal and Apellate Courts

Magistrate's to the Crown:

• Avaliable to the defence
• Can appeal against sentence and/or conviction
• Heard by a single Circuit Judge and two magistrates
• Possible to appeal to the Queen's Bench Division on a point of law
• Possible further appeal to the Supreme Court
• Appeal quashed, confirm appeal or remit case back to the Magistrates' Court

Magistrates' Court to the Queen's Bench Divisional Court:

• Avaliable to the prosecution and defence
• Appeal on a point of law by way of case stated
• Panel of two or three High Court Judges, might include a Court of Appeal judge
• Possible appeal by the prosecution or defence to the Supreme…