Subjects:

Criminal Law

Contents:

Arrest and Interview of Suspects

Bail

Classification of Offences

Summary Trial

Juvenile Offenders (the Youth Court)

Appeals from Magistrates' Courts and Youth Courts

Transfer of Cases to the Crown Court

Disclosure

Indictments

Trial on Indictment

Appeals from the Crown Court

Funding and Costs

Procedure between Conviction and Sentence

Offenders over 21: Custodial Sentences

Offenders over 16: Community Sentences

Fines, Discharges and Binding Over to Keep the Peace

Young Offenders: Custodial Sentences

Young Offenders: Non-Custodial Sentences

Ancillary Orders.

Criminal Litigation and Sentencing provides a comprehensive. analytical. and up-to-date guide to each step of criminal procedure. from the arrest of the suspect through to trial. sentencing and appeals. Full account is taken of recent statutory changes. including the Criminal Justice Act 2003. and of recent case law.

This is the ideal textbook for students on the Bar Vocational Course or the Legal Practice Course. and for those study Criminal Procedure as part of an LLB or LLM. It is also a very useful handbook for practitioners who appear in the criminal courts.