Originally Posted by
NRU74
Not so.
The DJ decided that his sentencing powers for the either way offence were insufficient in any event so he ‘sent’ it to the Crown Ct.
In the Mags Ct the Defence lawyer will have already canvassed whether the Crown would take a G Plea to the lesser offence - to no avail.
Thus, she’ll have to plead to the more serious offence in the Crown Ct altho’ if she’s no ‘form’ she may yet get a ‘bender’ ie a suspended sentence, especially if she’s shown willing and already started paying the airline some compo.
I know of someone with "form" who went from Magis to Crown, on more serious charges, ended up with a CO + fine, which a Magi could have dished out anyway.
Plead guilty to a s47, the ANO one is difficult to prove.