A Practical Approach to Criminal Procedure
10th Edition
Published on 1. October 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
704 pages
978-0-19-927257-0 (ISBN)
Description
Formerly known as "Emmins on Criminal Procedure", this tenth edition provides a clear and practical guide to the criminal process in England and Wales. It explains what happens before the accused appears in court, the way in which prosecutions are commenced, funding by the criminal defence service, and bail. It describes proceedings in the magistrates' court, including summary trial and committal for sentence, as well as the way in which the youth court operates. Committal and transfer for trial are clearly explained and the process by which serious offences are sent direct to the Crown Court is also studied. Trial on indictment is discussed in detail as are sentencing and appeals. The tenth edition contains a detailed analysis of the impact of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 on criminal procedure as a whole. The book is divided into five parts, each covering the major elements of criminal procedure: preliminaries; the magistrates' court; the Crown Court; sentencing; and appeals. It is a useful reference for the busy practitioner and essential reading for students preparing for professional examinations.
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...probably the most authoritative textbook on criminal procedure available. New Law JournalMore details
Edition
10th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Primary: Criminal practitioners, the CPS, court staff, students preparing for professional examinations, students of the criminal justice system at undergraduate and postgraduate level.Secondary: Academics and practitioners worldwide studying the English criminal justice system.
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 245 mm
Width: 168 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-19-927257-0 (9780199272570)
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Other editions
New editions
John Sprack
A Practical Approach to Criminal Procedure
Book
06/2006
11th Edition
Oxford University Press
€49.46
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Previous edition
Christopher J. Emmins
Emmins on Criminal Procedure
Book
10/2002
9th Edition
Oxford University Press
€29.65
Article exhausted; check for reprint
Person
JOHN SPRACK, Full-time Chairman, Employment Tribunals. Formerly Reader, Inns of Court School of Law
Content
I - INTRODUCTION; 1. Setting the Scene; 2. Preliminaries on Court Appearance; 3. Prosecution; 4. The Decision to Prosecute; II - THE MAGISTRATES' COURT; 5. Magistrates and their Courts; 6. Bail and Remedies; 7. Mode of Trial; 8. Disclosure; 9. Course of a Summary Trial; 10. Trial of Juveniles; 11. Committal for Sentence; 12. Committal for Trial, and the Alternatives; III - TRIAL ON INDICTMENT; 13. The Crown Court; 14. The Indictment; 15. Pre-Trial Proceedings; 16. Pleas; 17. The Jury; 18. The Course of the Trial; 19. The Verdict; IV - SENTENCING; 20. Procedure before Sentencing; 21. Determining the Sentence; 22. Custodial Sentences; 23. Sentences other than Custody; V - APPEALS FROM THE CROWN COURT; 24. Appeals from the Crown Court; 25. Appeals from the Magistrates' Courts; 26. The European Dimension; 27. Ancillary Financial and Property Orders; APPENDIX 1 - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON CHARGING STANDARD; APPENDIX 2 - NATIONAL MODE OF TRIAL GUIDELINES; APPENDIX 3 - CODE OF PRACTICE ON DISCLOSURE; APPENDIX 4 - PLEA AND DIRECTIONS HEARING: JUDGE'S QUESTIONNAIRE; APPENDIX 5 - IMAGINARY BRIEF; APPENDIX 6 - TRIAL PROCEDURE IN OUTLINE; APPENDIX 7 - INTERNET SITES; APPENDIX 8 - EXTRACTS FROM THE AULD REPORT