18 Committal for sentence on indication of guilty plea to offence triable either way: adult offenders

Committal for sentence following indication of guilty plea

18  Committal for sentence on indication of guilty plea to offence triable either way: adult offenders

(1)     Where a magistrates' court—

(a)     has convicted an offender aged 18 or over of an offence triable either way following an indication of a guilty plea, and

(b)     has sent the offender to the Crown Court for trial for one or more related offences,

it may commit the offender in custody or on bail to the Crown Court to be dealt with in respect of the offence in accordance with section 21(2).

(2)     For offences in relation to which subsection (1) does not apply, see section 17D of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (cases where value involved is small).

(3)     Where a magistrates' court—

(a)

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