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My ex admitted he smashed my windows but has pled not guilty in court. What will happen? LocalSolicitors.com

My ex smashed my windows admitted it in interview, but now in court he says not guilty. What will happen?

Hello. The answer will depend on whether you are talking about a curfew as a condition of bail or as a punishment as part of a sentence. If you are referring to a curfew as a condition of your bail, there is no minimum or maximum. If however, you have been sentenced to a Community Order with a Curfew Requirement, this can be between 2 and 16 hours in any 24 hour period. If you refer to a Curfew imposed as part of the early release scheme (Home Detention Curfew) the operational period will normally be between 7pm and 7am.

How many hours can you be curfewed or tagged for? Is there legally a maximum hours that you can be held at home on tag?

The court that hears your case will depend upon the alleged offence. Virtually all criminal cases begin by being heard in the local Magistrates Court. If the crime is particularly severe, the case will be referred to a higher court for trial.

For cases against defendants who are aged under 18, the case will be heard in a youth court. Although 18-21 year olds are classed as young offenders, their case will still be heard in an adult court.

Crown courts are the courts that will hear the cases of serious crimes, such as rape, murder, drug offenses and large value thefts. At a Crown court [https://www.gov.uk/courts/crown-court], the case is heard by a judge and jury. This differs to a Magistrates court, where there will be no jury. In a Magistrates court [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magistrates%27_court_(England_and_Wales)], the case will be heard by two or three Magistrates or a District Judge

Criminal cases fall into one of three categories, and the category determines which court will hear the trial. The categories are as follows:

 * Summary offences: Including criminal damage under £5,000, motoring offences and drunk and disorderly cases. These cases will be hard at a Magistrate's court.
 * Either way offences: These include offences such as theft, drugs, higher value criminal damage and burglary. These cases can be heard by either a Magistrates or Crown court.
 * Indictable only offences. These offences include serious crimes such as murder, rape and robbery. They will always be heard in a Crown court.

Which court will deal with my criminal case?

My ex smashed my windows admitted it in interview, but now in court he says not guilty. What will happen?

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