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What does further mention mean in court?
A further mention is the second or subsequent listing of your charges at Court. At a further mention, the Court will expect the matter to have progressed in some way, either towards a resolution, clarification of the issues in dispute, or notification that all requested documents have been produced by police.
What does it mean when a case is listed for mention?
A case is listed for mention if there is an administrative matter to be ruled upon before the main trial can proceed (or proceed any further). For example, the judge may need to rule whether a certain piece of evidence can be used in court.
What is it called when a case is finished?
Verdict: the decision of a judge or jury at the end of a trial that the accused defendant is either guilty or not guilty.
What is mention hearing?
When you get your Court Attendance Notice (CAN), it will tell you what court you have to go to and the time and date that you must be there. This first time that you go to court is called a ‘mention’. The purpose of the mention is for the court to find out whether you want to plead guilty or not guilty.
What does mentioning mean in court?
In legal parlance, it’s called mentioning which takes 30-40 minutes before the court starts hearing the matters listed for the day. Before the court starts hearing cases which are on its scheduled for the day, mentioning is allowed for cases listed for another day, Senior Advocate Sajjan Poovayya explained.
What does R mean in court?
The letter R commonly represents Regina, the latin term for the Queen. In criminal proceedings, “R” refers to the Crown or the Commonwealth.
What happens after summing up in court?
The judge will ask the jury to leave the court for a short time. Finally, the judge sums up. This means they will go over the facts of the case and tell you, the jury, about the relevant law. The judge will also give you advice before you retire to the jury room to discuss the case.
What happens in a mention hearing?
All summary cases begin as a mention hearing. In this hearing: the charge (the crime or offence) is read out to the accused person. the accused person can plead guilty (which means they agree they have done the crime) or not guilty.