Criminal Defence
Good Practice in the Criminal Courts
3rd Edition
Published on 1. January 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
392 pages
978-1-85328-924-8 (ISBN)
Description
"Criminal Defence" offers a step-by-step guide to practice and procedure in all of the criminal courts. The third edition of this established book has been completely updated and revised to focus on the needs of practitioners whilst taking account of developments in criminal law. Significant changes in this area of law include the Criminal Justice Act 2003 and the Courts Act 2003, the new Criminal Case Management Framework and the associated consolidated Criminal Procedure Rules. These affect: bad character provisions; hearsay provisions; sentencing and bail; disclosure; criminal case management framework; allocation: mode of trial and committal for sentence; and, prosecution right of appeal against judges' rulings. It also contains new chapters on how to use public funding in criminal cases and how to build the defence case in the police station. Concise and reader-friendly, this updated work is an ideal companion for the busy practitioner. It addresses the questions that criminal practitioners should pose and provides sample answers.
Reviews / Votes
'An excellent guide to practice and procedure in the criminal courts.', The Practical LawyerMore details
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
ISBN-13
978-1-85328-924-8 (9781853289248)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
New editions
Book
07/2017
4th Edition
The Law Society
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Previous edition
Book
08/2002
2nd Edition
The Law Society
€75.65
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Persons
Roger Ede was formerly the secretary to the Law Society's Criminal Committee and is now a District Judge (magistrates' courts) in Sussex.Anthony Edwards is the senior partner in a leading criminal practice, TV Edwards, and is an established author, lecturer and trainer. He is a member of the Sentencing Guidelines Council.
Content
1. The defence solicitor; 2. Legal and professional duties; 3. Obtaining core information; 4. Managing the case; 5. Shaping the case in the police station; 6. Funding the case; 7. The defendant in custody; 8. Determining if there is a case and advising your client to plead guilty or not guilty; 9. Choosing a place of trial; 10. Preparing for sentence: plea of guilty or conviction; 11. Preparing for trial: investigating the prosecution case; 12. Preparing for trial: investigating the defence case; 13. Directions for trial; 14. Preparing for a contested hearing: process issues; 15. Youths; 16. Clients at a disadvantage; 17. Action after acquittal or conviction and sentence; Appendices.