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

Extent: E+W

Contents of this Part
When this Part appliesrule 25.1
General powers and requirementsrule 25.2
Application for ruling on procedure, evidence or other question of lawrule 25.3
Procedure on plea of guiltyrule 25.4
Application to withdraw a guilty plearule 25.5
Selecting the juryrule 25.6
Discharging jurorsrule 25.7
Objecting to jurorsrule 25.8
Procedure on plea of not guiltyrule 25.9
Defendant unfit to pleadrule 25.10
Evidence of a witness in personrule 25.11
Evidence of a witness in writingrule 25.12
Evidence by admissionrule 25.13
Directions to the jury and taking the verdictrule 25.14
Conviction or acquittal at trial without a juryrule 25.15
Procedure if the court convictsrule 25.16
Provision of documents for the courtrule 25.17
Duty of court officer and custodianrule 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/enacted
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