# The Criminal Procedure Rules 2025, Part 25: TRIAL AND SENTENCE IN THE CROWN COURT

Extent: E+W

Contents of this Part
When this Part applies
rule 25.1
General powers and requirements
rule 25.2
Application for ruling on procedure, evidence or other question of law
rule 25.3
Procedure on plea of guilty
rule 25.4
Application to withdraw a guilty plea
rule 25.5
Selecting the jury
rule 25.6
Discharging jurors
rule 25.7
Objecting to jurors
rule 25.8
Procedure on plea of not guilty
rule 25.9
Defendant unfit to plead
rule 25.10
Evidence of a witness in person
rule 25.11
Evidence of a witness in writing
rule 25.12
Evidence by admission
rule 25.13
Directions to the jury and taking the verdict
rule 25.14
Conviction or acquittal at trial without a jury
rule 25.15
Procedure if the court convicts
rule 25.16
Provision of documents for the court
rule 25.17
Duty of court officer and custodian
rule 25.18
[Note. Part 3 contains rules about case management that apply during preparation for trial and at trial. The rules in this Part must be read in conjunction with those rules.]

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/909/part/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-rules-2025/part-25
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