Criminal Courts
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Criminal Courts are judicial bodies within the Spanish legal system that specialize in prosecuting and adjudicating criminal offenses.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Criminal Courts canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court
ⓘ
first-instance criminal court ⓘ |
| aim | ensure enforcement of criminal law at first instance ⓘ |
| canImpose |
community service
ⓘ
disqualification from public rights or offices ⓘ fines ⓘ short-term imprisonment ⓘ |
| canOrder | precautionary measures in criminal proceedings within their competence ⓘ |
| canUseCoOfficialLanguages | yes, in Autonomous Communities with co-official languages ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| decisionForm | judgment ⓘ |
| decisionsAppealableTo | Provincial Courts (Spain) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedBy | state law ⓘ |
| excludesJurisdictionOver |
offenses tried by the National Court (Audiencia Nacional)
ⓘ
offenses under the jurisdiction of Jury Courts (Tribunales del Jurado) ⓘ serious crimes reserved to Provincial Courts ⓘ |
| function |
adjudication of criminal offenses
ⓘ
prosecution of criminal offenses ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Organic Law of the Judiciary of Spain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish Criminal Procedure Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| handles |
abbreviated criminal proceedings within their competence
ⓘ
summary criminal proceedings ⓘ |
| hearsAppealsFrom |
Courts of Violence against Women (Spain) in criminal matters
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Juicio de faltas courts (historically, before their suppression) ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
criminal law
ⓘ
less serious criminal offenses ⓘ offenses punishable by fines and other lesser penalties ⓘ offenses punishable by imprisonment of up to 5 years ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | Spanish ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Spanish legal system ⓘ |
| numberOfJudgesPerCourt | 1 ⓘ |
| organizationalScope | usually one or more per judicial district ⓘ |
| overseenBy | General Council of the Judiciary (Spain) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Spanish judiciary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ordinary jurisdiction courts in Spain ⓘ |
| presidingOfficer | judge ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Investigating Courts (Juzgados de Instrucción) in Spain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jury Courts (Tribunales del Jurado) in Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ National Court (Audiencia Nacional) in Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Provincial Courts (Audiencias Provinciales) in Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatterLimit |
criminal penalties not exceeding 10 years of other types of punishment
ⓘ
criminal penalties not exceeding 5 years of imprisonment ⓘ |
| subjectTo | Constitutional guarantees of due process in Spain ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Provincial Courts (Spain) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfBody | professional, non-lay court ⓘ |
| typeOfProceedings | single-judge criminal trials ⓘ |
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