Magistrates courts.

Visit to Magistrates Courts

When we visited Sutton Coldfield Magistrates Courts. We saw a number of cases (mainly theft cases). The staff were real friendly and showed us all around the chat up of justices. Firstly they showed us into the 2 main courtyards, court 1 & 2. there we saw where the Magistrates sit at the venture of the room to where the state-supported gallery is, and then in front of them is where the Court clerk and the Usher sit. That is the same in both courts. In court 1, defendants in custody argon brought up from the holding cells and are seated on the left of the court non handcuffed to the guards. Defendants not in custody take to the dock on the castigate of the court.

The Defence Solicitor is on the left and the Prosecutor is on the right. The Probation Officer sits behind them when called. The public galleries are at the back of the courts and people sitting in the public galleries cannot go yesteryear unless otherwise told to do so.

When the Magistrates enter or leave the Courtroom ALL people must stand as a sign of respect.

Before a case has started, the Usher has a mark of all the Defendants, which court they are supposed to be in and whether or not they have come to court.



The Court shop assistant whos main role it is to advise the Magistrates lead tell the court which case is to be called close and pull up stakes call the next defendant through.

Firstly the Defendant is told to confirm their name and address. The Prosecution will tell the Court the facts of the case and the Defence Solicitor will give his argument to the case.

Cases are then either adjourned (which near of the cases that we seen were).

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