Criminal Procedure

This book presents and analyses the law on all aspects of police powers, the jurisdiction of the criminal courts, pre-trial procedure, trial procedure, criminal evidence, sentencing, appeals and fundamental institutions in the criminal process, among others. Separate chapters are devoted to specialist topics of juvenile justice and the confiscation of criminal assets. The contents of all relevant statutes, statutory instruments and case law are described and analysed in great detail.

Contents: Introduction; The Courts; Jurisdiction; Arrest; Detention in Garda custody; Interview, examination and identification in Garda custody; Garda powers of investigation and surveillance; Entry, search and seizure; Admissibility of evidence; Bail; Legal representation; Prosecutors and the decision to prosecute; Initiation of the criminal process in the District Court; Sending the case on to trial; The indictment; Arraignment and pleas; The jury trial procedure; Trial evidence; The Special Criminal Court; Sentencing; Appeals.

Professor Dermot Walsh is a barrister and Chair of Law at the University of Limerick.