Subjects:

Practice & Procedure, Criminal Law

Contents:

PART 1 - INTRODUCTION

1. Setting the Scene

2. The Role of the Criminal Procedure Rules

3. Preliminaries to Court Appearance

4. Prosecutors

5. The Decision to Prosecute

PART II - THE MAGISTRATES' COURT

6. Magistrates and Their Courts

7. Bail and Remands

8. Mode of Trial

9. Disclosure

10. Course of a Summary Trial

11. Trial of Juveniles

12. Committal for Sentence

13. Sending Cases to the Crown Court for Trial

PART III - TRIAL ON INDICTMENT

14. The Crown Court

15. The Indictment

16. Pre-Trial Proceedings

17. Pleas

18. The Jury

19. Judge-only Trials

20. The Course of the Trial

21. The Verdict

PART IV - SENTENCING

22. Procedure Before Sentencing

23. Determining the Sentence

24. Custodial Sentences

25. Sentences Other Than Custody

PART V - APPEALS AND ANCILLARY MATTERS

26. Appeals from the Crown Court

27. Appeals from the Magistrates' Court

28. The European Dimension

29. Ancillary Financial Matters

30. Your Practice

APPENDIX 1 - National Mode of Trial Guidelines

APPENDIX 2 - Disclosure

APPENDIX 3 - Imaginary Brief

APPENDIX 4 - Trial Procedure in Outline

APPENDIX 5 - Review of the Criminal Courts of England and Wales (The Auld Report)

The A Practical Approach series is the perfect partner for practice work. Each title focuses on one field of the law and provides a comprehensive overview of the subject together with clear, practical advice and tips on issues likely to arise in practice. The books are also an excellent resource for those new to the law, where the expert overview and clear layout promotes clarity and ease of understanding.

Now in its eleventh edition, A Practical Approach to Criminal Procedure provides a clear and complete guide to the criminal process in England and Wales. It explains what happens before the accused appears in court, the way in which prosecutions are commenced, funding by the criminal defence service, and bail. It describes proceedings in the magistrates' court, including summary trial and committal for sentence, as well as the way in which the youth court operates.

Committal and transfer for trial are clearly explained and the process by which serious offences are sent direct to the Crown Court is also studied. Trial on indictment is discussed in detail, as are sentencing and appeals. This new edition has been updated to incorporate the Criminal Procedure Rules 2005 and the impact of the Criminal Justice Act 2003.

New to this edition:-

• Updated to incorporate the Criminal Procedure Rules 2005 and the impact of the Criminal Justice Act 2003
• Contains up-to-date information on new legislation including detailed analysis of the Criminal Procedure Rules 2005 and the impact of the Criminal Justice Act 2003
• Accessible guide for practitioners requiring a first point of reference without being swamped in detail
• Format and contents reflect the radically changed landscape of criminal procedure