The magistrate courts cannot do loads, if he failed to enter a plea of guilty then they have no choice but to refer it to the c court as this would be the only way he would receive a fair trial.
he is probably trying to derail the legal process as in magistrates its usually plead guilty take your punishment and go.
now in the c court he will have the oppurtunity to get legal reps to represent him and to cross examine and evidence or witnesses from the prosecution. generally people try and get things like this sorted out in magistrates as they are usually more lenient.
if you have to attend court then do it and make sure the son of a ............... gets locked up!
make sure you cry loads in court and shiver as though you are really scared, jurys love this!