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Archbold Magistrates' Courts Criminal Practice 2014, 10th Edition

Archbold Magistrates' Courts Criminal Practice 2014, 10th Edition

Author: Barbara Barnes
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell U.K.
ISBN: 9780414029262
Published In: September 2013
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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Archbold authority for the magistrates' court.

Bringing you the authority, trust and reassurance you would expect from Archbold, but designed specifically for the magistrates’ court, Archbold Magistrates’ Courts Criminal Practice 2014 arms you with all the expertise you need to successfully practice in the magistrates’ court.

Covers all criminal matters dealt with in the magistrates’ court
Follows a chronological order, so that you can find the information you need quickly
Gives you the law and procedures from those who really understand how it works
Provides practical guidance on substantive law, showing what the prosecution must prove, defences and sentencing for each offence
Includes full citation of authorities from statute and case law which can be cited in court
Features specialist coverage of youth courts, with guidance on proceedings and the regime for vulnerable witnesses
Sets out how to deal with mentally disordered offenders, showing what special arrangements apply
Contains flowcharts, procedural checklists, core statutory material, Codes, Rules and Practice Directions for ease of reference
Ensures portability with a one-volume format, ideal for court use

PRE-TRIAL ISSUES
• Criminal investigations
• Constitution and jurisdiction
• Extradition
• Commencement of proceedings
• Bail
• Disclosure
• Pre-trial procedure
SUMMARY TRIAL
• Summary trial
• Witnesses
• Evidence
• Challenging decisions
SPECIFIC OFFENCES
• General principles
• Offences of violence
• Sexual offences
• Property offences
• Public order offences
• Road traffic offences
• Offences involving drugs
• Customs and excise offences
• Regulatory offences
• Corruption and other offences against public morals and policy
SENTENCING
• General principles of sentencing
• Specific sentences
• Exclusion, alteration and enforcement
YOUTH COURTS
• Jurisdictional Issues
• Bail in the Youth Court
• Sentencing in the Youth Court
MENTALLY DISORDERED OFFENDERS
• Mentally disordered offenders
LEGAL AID AND COSTS
• Legal representation
• Costs
APPENDICES
• The Pace Codes
• Code of practice on disclosure
• Attorney-General’s guidelines on disclosure
• Attorney-General’s guidelines on acceptance of pleas
• Code for Crown Prosecutors
• Consolidated criminal practice direction
• Most relevant sections of the new CPR rules

Archbold Magistrates’ Court Criminal Practice is authored by a multi-disciplinary team of expert practitioners with a wide range of experience of magistrates’ court work.

General Editor, Barbara Barnes, is a District Judge with 20 years experience in the Magistrates’ Court