Legal Theory
This type of law deals with people who have committed breaches of the law that affect society as a whole. ie: Theft, murder or assault.
Criminal Law
Murder
This court hears mainly summary offences and does not have any appellate jurisdiction.
Magistrate's Court
This group of people decide the verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted in court.
Jury
This word describes a punishment that can be handed down in a criminal case and assists society.
Community Service
This word describes a person charged with a criminal offence
Accused or Defendant
The offense where a person's life is lost in society from the act or omission to act of another member of the public.
Unlawful killing
This court is responsible for hearing cases involving murder, attempted murder and treason.
Supreme Court
This is the temporary release of an accused person awaiting trial, which often includes specific conditions.
Bail
This is the person who is responsible for proving that the accused is guilty of an offense in court.
Prosecutor
Vagrancy is a criminal office heard in the District Court?
False - heard in the Magistrate's Court
This offence occurs when there is no defense for the unlawful killing of another but without intent.
Manslaughter
This court has no original jurisdiction and only hears appeals.
Supreme Court of Appeal
This offence refers to when a defendant is found to have driven a motor vehicle at a speed or in a manner that is a danger to the public.
Dangerous Driving
This is the name of the hearing that is heard in the Magistrate's Court before being assigned to a higher court.
Commital Hearing
These are serious criminal offences for which the defendant is entitled to trail by jury.
Indictable offence
The death penalty for murder only exists in WA now, but is rarely used if ever.
False
This court hears cases involving indictable offences, excluding serious offences like murder or treason. It also hears appeals from the Magistrate's court
District Court
These are minor criminal offences usually heard in Magistrate's Court.
Summary offences
This term describes a person who impedes the apprehension, prosecution or punishment of the person who commited the crime.
Accessory
The type of law that is created by parliament is known as
Statute Law
Name the four elements of unlawful killing
1. Killing was unlawful - not police, soldier etc.
2. Of another person
2. No exceptions - self defence etc.
3. Cause and effect
This term refers to a judgment or decision of a court that is cited in a later dispute as an example or to justify deciding a similar case in the same manner.
Precedent
When a person is kept in custody awaiting trial as they are considered a flight risk or a danger to society.
Remand
This is the level of prove needed in a criminal trial to find the accused guilty.
Beyond a reasonable doubt