Appealing Magistrate Court Sentence

[coraline]

Hi,

I am appealing a sentence from a Magistrates Court and I have a couple of questions about the form:

'Appeal to the Crown Court at:'

Is this any Crown Court, as in the one closest to me, or is there a specific court this must go to?

Next one:

'Send the completed form to the magistrates’ or youth court office AND send a copy of the completed form to the prosecutor’s office.'

Is this the Magistrates Court where the sentencing took place?

Last one (and I appreciate this might be quite a big question):

'I want my application(s) considered by the magistrates’ court the Crown Court'

Is going back to the Magistrates Court best and only go to the Crown Court if I really need to?

Thanks in advance
S

[islandgirl]

Not sure about the wording on the form but I sit as a Magistrate on appeals in the Crown Court and they are heard by 2 magistrates (not involved in original decision) and a judge.

[coraline]

Hi,

This is the form I am completing

https://www.gov.uk/government/public...-sentence-only

The big question is, where do i send this form to? Does it go to the original magistrates court or is there a particular crown i must send it to?

[islandgirl]

The form seems to suggest to crown but I would ring the mags court and ask