Practical Approach to Criminal Procedure - Sprack, John

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Résumé :
Beginning with an explanation of procedure prior to the accused appearing in court, this straightforward and practical guide works through the way in which prosecutions are commenced and the process around funding by the criminal defence service and bail. It then moves on to describe proceedings in the magistrates' court, including summary trial and committal for sentence, as well as the way in which the youth court operates. Finally, the process by which serious offences are sent direct to the Crown Court...

Biographie:
John Sprack practiced for a number of years as a barrister in the criminal courts. He taught Criminal Litigation at the Inns of Court School of Law (now City Law School) for 11 years, and was Director of its Bar Vocational Course and of the LLM in Criminal Litigation. He was one of the founding authors of Blackstone's Criminal Practice and now provides Continuous Professional Development courses for practicing lawyers in Advocacy and Employment Law. He was an Employment judge for 15 years. Michael Engelhardt-Sprack has a busy practice, specialising in criminal defence, employment and housing law, and has been at tenant at 1M.C.B since 2017. He has appeared in the Crown Court and the Magistrates' Court on a range of matters, including violent and sexual offences, offences involving weapons, drugs, fraud, dishonesty and driving. He has also advised and acted in appeals against conviction....

Sommaire:

• Part I Introduction
• 1: Setting the Scene
• 2: The Role of the Criminal Procedure Roles
• 3: Preliminaries to Court Appearance
• 4: Prosecutors
• 5: The Decision to Prosecute
• Part II The Magistrates Court
• 6: Magistrates and their Courts
• 7: Bail and Remands
• 8: Mode of Trial
• 9: Disclosure
• 10: Course of a Summary Trial
• 11: Trial of Juveniles
• 12: Committal for Sentence
• 13: Sending Cases to the Crown Court
• Part III Trial on Indictment
• 14: The Crown Court
• 15: The Indictment
• 16: Pre-Trial Proceedings
• 17: Pleas
• 18: The Jury
• 19: Judge-Only Trials
• 20: The Course of the Trial
• 21: The Verdict
• Part IV Sentencing
• 22: Procedure Before Sentencing
• 23: Determining the Sentence
• 24: Custodial Sentences
• 25: Sentences other than Custody
• Part V Appeals and Ancillary Matters
• 26: Appeals from the Crown Court
• 27: Appeals from the Magistrates' Courts
• 28: Ancillary Financial Matters
• 29: Your Practice
• Appendices
• 1: Deciding the Mode of Trial
• 2: Trial Procedure in Outline