Talk:Hybrid offence
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[edit] Contradicts itself
The introduction says that the prosecution chooses which way to proceed, while the body says that the defendant chooses. --Delirium 01:48, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
- Two different issues - the prosecutor decides which offense to charge, the defendant has a say in which court hears the case (but no say in what offense is charged). bd2412 T 01:51, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
- Hmm, that makes sense... is there a way of saying that in the article more clearly? As a nonspecialist I conflated the two issues when reading, which I think might not be that uncommon (but I could be wrong). --Delirium 02:15, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Cleanup
At the moment, this article bears the "Criminal law in English law" template but purports, in the head para, to cover several jurisdictions. "Hybrid offence" is not an English legal term at all, and I doubt if "wobbler" is a term of art in any of the jurisdictions mentioned. The details given are for England and Wales only and are unreferenced.
I propose moving this article to Offence triable either way, limiting it to English law for the time being, and leaving "Hybrid offence" as a "Redirect with possibilities".Cutler 09:39, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Examples
As a lay reader, I could really do with some examples.
201.230.43.234 (talk) 05:04, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
