Criminal litigation and sentencing

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Criminal litigation and sentencing

Peter Hungerford-Welch

Cavendish, 1998

4th ed

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Criminal litigation & sentencing

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Description

This work charts the progress of a criminal case and describes the principles and procedures to be applied at each stage of the case. The various stages of a criminal case are examined, and references are made to statutory materials and the relevant case law. The book includes coverage of The Criminal Appeal Act 1995, and the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996.

Table of Contents

  • Preliminaries
  • bail
  • classification of offences
  • summary trial
  • juvenile offenders - the Youth Court
  • appeals from Magistrates' Courts and Youth Courts
  • committal proceedings
  • indictments
  • trial on indictment
  • appeals from the Crown Court
  • Legal Aid 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 offences
  • ancillary orders. Appendix: sentencing summary according to age
  • plea and directions hearing questionnaire.

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