IN THE CROWN COURT AT   BEFORE 

 

In the Crown Court at

     

Before

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First defendant

Second defendant

Third defendant

Fourth defendant

Case Number

     

URN

     

Crown Court Preliminary Hearing form

(Section 28 Preliminary Hearing)

CTL

     

Date of hearing

     

Name of Prosecution advocate

     

First defendant: Defence advocate

     

First defendant: Defence solicitor

     

Second defendant: Defence advocate

     

Second defendant: Defence solicitor

     

Third defendant: Defence advocate

     

Third defendant: Defence solicitor

     

Fourth defendant: Defence advocate

     

Fourth defendant: Defence solicitor

     

Nature of principal charge

     

Date of offence

     

1)

Plea for First defendant

a) What is the indication of plea?

Guilty Not guilty No plea taken

b) Can an Indictment be preferred?

Yes No

c) Can the Court proceed to arraignment?

Yes No

Plea for Second defendant



a) What is the indication of plea?

Guilty Not guilty No plea taken

b) Can an Indictment be preferred?

Yes No

c) Can the Court proceed to arraignment?

Yes No

Plea for Third defendant



a) What is the indication of plea?

Guilty Not guilty No plea taken

b) Can an Indictment be preferred?

Yes No

c) Can the Court proceed to arraignment?

Yes No

Plea for Fourth defendant

a) What is the indication of plea?

Guilty Not guilty No plea taken

b) Can an Indictment be preferred?

Yes No

c) Can the Court proceed to arraignment?

Yes No

2)

Expert evidence

Will parties rely on expert evidence?

Yes No

If ‘Yes’, the Court orders:

     

3)

Directions for case management

a) First defendant: was there an objection to S.28? If so, was there an adjournment?

 

No objection Objection raised

Objection raised and adjourned to:      

a) Second defendant: was there an objection to S.28? If so, was there an adjournment?

 

No objection Objection raised

Objection raised and adjourned to:      

a) Third defendant: was there an objection to S.28? If so, was there an adjournment?

 

No objection Objection raised

Objection raised and adjourned to:      

a) Fourth defendant: was there an objection to S.28? If so, was there an adjournment?

 

No objection Objection raised

Objection raised and adjourned to:      

b) First defendant: Section 28 Ruling:

     

b) Second defendant: Section 28 Ruling:

     

b) Third defendant: Section 28 Ruling:

     

b) Fourth defendant: Section 28 Ruling:

     

c) Date for service of Prosecution papers (35 days from date of sending from magistrates’ court):

     

d) Date of service of ABE DVD:

     

e) Issues pertinent to the case identified by Defence:

     

f) Date of service for Defence Statement and witness requirements (28 days from c):

     

g) Is there any third party material to be relied on?

Yes No

If so, who holds it?

     

Any order relating to Third Party Material:

     

h) Do the witness(es) require an intermediary or supporter?

Yes No

The intermediary shall file their report by:

     

i) Date and time of S.28 hearing:

     

Length of S.28 hearing (in hours):

     

j) Date for witness to refresh their memory:

The Officer in the Case or another suitable police office shall attend during the memory refreshing and make a note of anything said by the witness.

   

     

k) Date of Ground Rules Hearing (usually at least 7 days before S.28 hearing):

 

     

Do the Defendant(s) need to attend?

Any intermediary must attend the Ground Rules Hearing.

 

Defendant(s) must attend Defendant(s) need not attend

The defence shall file the Ground Rules Hearing form by:

     

l) The Judge (and advocates) shall meet the witness on:

The advocates are not to meet the witness without the Judge.

 

     

m) Date of PCMH:

     

n) Date of Trial:

     

o) S.4 Contempt of Court Act 1981 order has been made for the:

Ground Rules Hearing S.28 hearing

p) Further orders (please provide details):

     

4)

Trial Judge

The case is allocated to:

The future management of the case will be under the supervision of the trial judge.

     

5)

Defendant

a) Have the Defendant(s) been advised about credit for plea?

Yes No

b) Have the Defendant(s) been warned that if he/she is on bail and fails to attend, the S.28 cross examination, and/or the trial the proceedings may continue in his/her absence?

  

Yes No

c) Have the Defendant(s) been advised that s/he must supply a detailed written statement setting out what his/her defence is and what s/he says about the prosecution case and evidence, and if s/he fails to do so it may count against him/her at his/her trial?

   

Yes No

6)

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