The Criminal Litigation Handbook offers a comprehensive and practical guide to the subject. Making good use of realistic case studies and online resources,students are encouraged to focus on putting their understanding into a practical context. Diagrams, self-test questions, and summaries of key points ensurethe text is easy to use. INDICE: PART 1 INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL LITIGATION; 1: Introduction; 2:An Introduction to the Law of Criminal Evidence and Advocacy; PART 2 INVESTIGATION AND CHARGE; 3: The Powers to Stop, Search and Arrest; 4: Detention and Interrogation; 5: The Right to Silence at the Police Station; 6: Challenging unlawfully and unfairly obtained evidence; 7: Obtaining Identification Evidence;8: The Decision to Prosecute and the Prosecution's Duties of Disclosure of Evidence; PART 3 FROM CHARGE TO TRIAL; 9: Public Funding and Early Stages of theCriminal Justice Process; 10: The Law and Practice relating to Court Bail; 11: Prosecuting an Either-Way Offence; 12: Prosecuting Summary Offences; 13: Crown Court Proceedings Pre-Trial; 14: Trial Before the Crown Court; PART 4 PROVING THE CASE - THE RULES OF CRIMINAL EVIDENCE; 15: The Burden of Proof; 16: Witness Evidence; 17: Corroboration, the 'Turnbull Guidelines' and Opinion Evidence; 18: Hearsay Evidence; 19: Character Evidence and the accused as a witness at trial; 20: Private Privilege; PART 5 POST CONVICTION: SENTENCING AND APPEALS; 21: Sentencing Procedure and the General Principles of Sentencing; 22: Specific Types of Sentence and the Plea in Mitigation; 23: Sentencing in Road Traffic Cases; 24: Appeals; PART 6 YOUTH JUSTICE; 25: Youth Justice Introduction; 26: Prosecuting Young Offenders; 27: Sentencing Young Offenders
- ISBN: 978-0-19-958974-6
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 656
- Fecha Publicación: 05/08/2010
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- Idioma: Inglés