[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":44},["ShallowReactive",2],{"question:true-or-false-in-scotland-many-minor-criminal-cases-are-heard":3},{"question":4},{"id":5,"slug":6,"format":7,"answers":8,"chapter":11,"correct":15,"related":17,"question":36,"references":37,"reviewedAt":42,"explanation":43},"uk-ue-080","true-or-false-in-scotland-many-minor-criminal-cases-are-heard","true_false",[9,10],"True","False",{"id":12,"title":13,"summary":14},"government","Government and law","Parliament, elections, courts, and your rights and duties.",[16],0,[18,21,24,27,30,33],{"slug":19,"question":20},"in-england-wales-and-northern-ireland-which-court-hears-serious-criminal","In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, which court hears serious criminal cases such as murder and robbery?",{"slug":22,"question":23},"which-court-hears-the-most-serious-criminal-cases-in-scotland-such","Which court hears the most serious criminal cases in Scotland, such as murder?",{"slug":25,"question":26},"which-statement-about-magistrates-in-england-and-wales-is-correct","Which statement about magistrates in England and Wales is correct?",{"slug":28,"question":29},"true-or-false-in-northern-ireland-cases-in-magistrates-courts","In Northern Ireland, cases in magistrates' courts are decided by District Judges who have no legal qualifications.",{"slug":31,"question":32},"in-england-and-wales-how-many-people-sit-on-a-crown-court-jury","In England and Wales, how many people sit on a Crown Court jury?",{"slug":34,"question":35},"how-are-jurors-chosen-in-england-and-wales","How are jurors chosen in England and Wales?","In Scotland, many minor criminal cases are heard in a Justice of the Peace court.",[38],{"url":39,"kind":40,"title":41},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mygov.scot\u002Fcriminal-court-case\u002Fwhere-cases-take-place","official","mygov.scot: Where criminal cases take place","2026-11-07T23:18:17.820361+00:00","Justice of the Peace courts deal with offences such as being drunk and disorderly. There is no jury, and the maximum sentence is 60 days in prison or a £2,500 fine.",1794177768322]