Subjects:

Practice & Procedure, Key Annual Titles, Criminal Law

Contents:

Pre-trial issues

Criminal investigations

Constitution and jurisdiction

Extradition

Commencement of proceedings

Bail

Disclosure

Pre-trial procedure: live links

Summary trial

Summary trial

Witnesses

Evidence

Challenging decisions

Specific offences

General principles

Offences of violence

Sexual offences

Property offences

Public order offences

Road traffic offences

Customs and excise offences

Regulatory offences

Corruption and other offences against public morals and policy

Sentencing

General principles of sentencing

Specific sentences

Exclusion, alteration and enforcement

Youth courts

Jurisdictional issues

Bail in the youth court

Sentencing in the youth court

Mentally disordered offenders

Mentally disordered offenders

Legal aid and costs

Legal representation

Costs

Appendices

The PACE Codes

Code of Practice on Disclosure

Attorney-General’

s Guidelines on Disclosure

Attorney-General’

s Guidelines on Acceptance of pleas

Code for Crown Prosecutors

Consolidated Criminal Practice Direction

Most relevant sections of the new CPR rules

Out Of Print

Designed exclusively for the magistrates’ court, Archbold Magistrates’ Courts Criminal Practice brings all the authority, trust and reassurance of the Archbold name into the magistrates’ court.

With a coveted author team comprising barristers, judges, solicitors and clerks this book gives you the law and procedure from the people who know best. Everything you need to work in the magistrates’ court is presented in an order that follows the progress of a case – including the complex procedures for the youth court and the recent, extensive legislative changes.

REFLECTING THE PROGRESS OF A CASE

The works presents precisely the information you need for magistrates’ court work in an order that mirrors the progress of a case. Each offences chapter is set out in the same logical way, defining the offence with extracts from the relevant statutes; then dealing with procedure, elements of the offence, defences and sentencing.

PRECISELY WHAT YOU NEED IN THE MAGISTRATES’ COURTS:-

• Covers all criminal matters dealt with in the magistrates’ court, including the youth court
• Follows a chronological order, so that you can find the information you need quickly
• Uses a clear style and straightforward approach, so that every aspect is clearly explained
• Includes full citation of authorities from statute and case law which can be cited in court
• Provides practical guidance on substantive law, showing what the prosecution must prove, defences and sentencing for each offence
• Gives you the law and procedures from those who really understand how it works

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT RECENT CHANGES

• Keeps you up to speed with the latest developments, including the new codes of practice under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
• Covers the latest legislative developments, including changes to procedure, evidence and sentencing under the Criminal Justice Act 2003
• Offers expert guidance on sentencing, including up-to-date tariffs together with guidance on aggravating and mitigating circumstances

NEW LEGISLATION AND PROCEDURE

• New codes of practice under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE) 1984 (changes made necessary by the Criminal Justice Act 2003 and again by the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 and the Drugs Act 2005)
• Further important amendments and changes to the Criminal Justice Act 2003
• Custody Plus and its impact on custodial sentences and suspended sentences
• Draft guidelines from the Sentencing Guidelines Council including:
• Allocation of cases between the magistrates’ and Crown Courts
• SAP consultation paper on Bail Act Offences
• SGC draft guidelines on robbery
• SAP consultation paper on the sentencing of assault and other offences against the person
• SGC draft guidelines on domestic violence and breach of protective order
• Dangerous offender provisions relevant to the magistrates’ court
• New form on the preliminary impairment test relating to driving with drugs
• The Road Safety Bill and the Fraud Bill due to receive royal assent in 2006

NEW CASE LAW

The new edition gives you case law updates on Anti Social Behaviour Orders and mentally disordered offenders. There is also consideration of the impact of cases such as:-

• R v Ibrahima, R v Evans, R v Chambers (Drugs Offences)
• DPP v Wood and McGillicuddy (Road Traffic)
• DPP v Sharma (Confiscation of Assets)
• R v Turner, R v Gledhill, R v Elvidge, R v Mazzon, R v Wain, R v Couch (Sexual Offences)
• R v Blake, R v Bowman, R v Burns, R v Renda, R v Singh, R v Tully (Evidence)
• H v DPP (Public Order Offences)