This book provides a comprehensive exposition of criminal procedure. The book includes the changes made to the Court of Appeal by the Criminal Act 1995 and the provisions relating to criminal proceedings,pre-trial hearings and disclosure of evidence contained in the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996. It will be an ideal textbook for undergraduates, postgraduates and students on the BVC and LPC. It will also be a very useful handbook for practitioners appearing in the criminal courts.
Author(s): Hungerford, Peter Welch-Hungerford
Edition: 4
Year: 2000
Language: English
Pages: 850
Preliminaries......Page 1
PREFACE......Page 8
CONTENTS......Page 10
Table of Cases......Page 32
Table of Statutes......Page 64
Table of Statutory Instruments......Page 82
1 PRELIMINARIES......Page 86
2 BAIL......Page 212
3 CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCES......Page 284
4 SUMMARY TRIAL......Page 326
5 JUVENILE OFFENDERS – THE YOUTH COURT......Page 380
6 APPEALS FROM MAGISTRATES’ COURTS AND YOUTH COURTS......Page 414
7 COMMITTAL PROCEEDINGS......Page 442
8 INDICTMENTS......Page 486
9 TRIAL ON INDICTMENT......Page 512
10 APPEALS FROM THE CROWN COURT......Page 600
11 LEGAL AID AND COSTS......Page 638
12 PROCEDURE BETWEEN CONVICTION AND SENTENCE......Page 664
13 OFFENDERS OVER 21: CUSTODIAL SENTENCES......Page 702
14 OFFENDERS OVER 16: COMMUNITY SENTENCES......Page 746
15 FINES, DISCHARGES AND BINDING OVER TO KEEP THE PEACE......Page 802
16 YOUNG OFFENDERS: CUSTODIAL SENTENCES......Page 828
17 YOUNG OFFENDERS: NON-CUSTODIAL SENTENCES......Page 848
18 ANCILLARY ORDERS......Page 918
Appendix 1: Sentencing at a glance......Page 946
Appendix 2: Plea and directions hearing questionnaire......Page 948
Recommended reading list......Page 952
Index......Page 954
