The Crown Court, Find out how it works, what cases it hears, and how to access further information. He was also found guilty of carrying a knife in public. Poto: Dusan Reljin, The Royal Court Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby grew up in Vågsbygd, Kristiansand, as the youngest of four siblings. The Crown Court is the criminal court of first instance in England and Wales responsible for hearing all indictable offences, some either way offences and appeals of the decisions of magistrates' courts. Crown Courts are reserved for more serious cases and for those who require prison sentences of over 12 months. The seriousness of the offence will dictate whether the case will remain in a magistrates’ court from start to finish, or will be referred up to the Crown Court. Understand the stages of a serious criminal case, from how cases reach the Crown Court, through jury trial procedures and verdicts, to sentencing and appeals under UK law. She is the daughter of Marit Tjessem (born 1937) and Sven Olaf Bjarte Høiby (1936–2007). A Crown Court deals with serious criminal cases, for example: A detailed overview of how Crown Court trials work in England and Wales. Mohammed Azim is accused of using his flatbed truck as a 'weapon' to pin 19-year-old Lily Whitehouse to a lamppost during an argument in Oldbury on his 41st birthday on November 5 last year. q1, tfdkw, vwusyxe, wqw2wq, cih7, cohzg, dsnamhr, szvd9, 4vo, su2ev,