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Minor Assault Brought Against One Mr. Mohammed By The Crown Prosecution Service

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The case I observed was a case of minor-assault brought against one Mr. S Mohammed by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). Both the defence and the plaintiff (prosecuting) lawyers were solicitors. The case was a non-jury trial as it was held in a magistrates' court. There were three presiding Magistrates, known as a bench in the case, consisting of two women and a man. The chairman of the bench was a black female (name not given). There was also the court clerk, the court usher and an Iranian interpreter for Mr. Mohammed in the court.

The excitement of visiting a court for observation report was overwhelming, as I have never visited a court before. The thought of what to expect and how to behave accordingly was the most daunting.

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The court clerk are legally qualified and gives advises to the bench on law relating to the case and make sure they follow the normal procedure. On the other hand, the Magistrates, also known as Justice of Peace, volunteer their services and are not required to have legal qualifications. They are however require to undertake certain training in other to serve as a Magistrate.

After the defendant was called to the witness box, the court clerk read out to him the offence (assault) he was charged with through his interpreter. The defendant pleaded not guilty to the one count charge of assault. It was the prosecuting lawyer that addressed the bench first, in his submission of evidence of assault he asked for the Camera Circuit Television (CCTV) at the crime scene to be played on the court computer system.

However, the courtroom computer system was not working and the prosecutor requested for the evidence to be played in another courtroom. The defence lawyer objected to the request of the prosecutor, arguing that the CCTV evidence presented by the prosecuting lawyer was not complete and there was not audio. The defence lawyer also argued that the witness was not in court, thereby making the trial a difficult

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