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Your day in court

This booklet is for anyone who has to go to the Magistrates’ Court because they have been charged with a criminal offence. It has information about:

  • the criminal court system
  • finding a lawyer
  • what you should do once you have been charged
  • what happens at court
  • what happens if you plead guilty or not guilty
  • what to say to the magistrate
  • what happens after court
  • where to get help.

Translated: English, Arabic, Chinese, Turkish, Vietnamese
Published: English – June 2008/other languages – January 2007
Availability:  in stock

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Your day in court - PDF, 843.0kb Booklet about going to the Magistrates' Court when you are charged with a criminal offence
يومك في المحكمة / Your day in court (Arabic) - PDF, 18.9mb كتيّب يتحدّث عن موضوع ذهابك الى المحكمة عندما يدّعى عليك بإتهام جرمي جزائي
出庭須知 / Your day in court (Chinese) - PDF, 17.7mb 該手冊介紹了有關受到刑事指控時出庭初級法庭(Magistrates' Court)的相關情況
Mahkemedeki gününüz / Your day in court (Turkish) - PDF, 676.0kb Bu kitapçık, ceza hukukuyla ilgili bir davranış bağlamında suçlanarak Sulh Mahkemesine gitmeniz konusunu kapsamaktadır
Ngày ra tòa / Your day in court (Vietnamese) - PDF, 14.2mb Tập hướng dẫn về việc ra hầu tòa tại Toà Sơ Thẩm khi bị buộc với một tội hình