chapter 1|1 pages

PRELIMINARIES

chapter 1|3 pages

3.1 The initial decision to prosecute

chapter 1|1 pages

3.5 Serving the summons

chapter 1|5 pages

4.2 Meaning of ‘reasonable grounds’

chapter 1|1 pages

10 ARREST WITH A WARRANT

chapter 1|16 pages

11.1 Code A

chapter 1|13 pages

18 OPEN COURT

chapter 1|1 pages

23 WARRANT FOR ARREST AT FIRST INSTANCE

chapter |1 pages

TABLE OF STATUTORY AND OTHER MATERIALS

chapter |4 pages

STATUTORY MATERIALS

MAGISTRATES’ COURTS ACT 1980

chapter |14 pages

THE JUSTICES’ CLERKS RULES 1970

chapter |10 pages

DETENTION AND QUESTIONING OF SUSPECTS BY POLICE

POLICE AND CRIMINAL EVIDENCE ACT 1984

chapter 9|1 pages

Accepting guilty pleas

chapter |2 pages

HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1998

chapter |2 pages

Article 6: Right to a fair trial

chapter 2|4 pages

BAIL

chapter 2|2 pages

4.2 Murder, manslaughter and rape

chapter 2|1 pages

5.3 Non-imprisonable offence

chapter 2|5 pages

6 SURETIES

chapter 2|6 pages

8.2 Certificate that full argument heard

chapter 2|2 pages

11.3 Bench warrant

chapter |1 pages

TABLE OF STATUTORY MATERIALS

chapter |5 pages

STATUTORY MATERIALS

BAIL ACT 1976

chapter |2 pages

Supplementary

chapter |6 pages

REMANDS

MAGISTRATES’ COURTS ACT 1980

chapter 3|9 pages

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCES

chapter 3|4 pages

7.1 The advantages of summary trial

chapter 3|8 pages

13 THE ADVANCE INFORMATION RULES

chapter |1 pages

TABLE OF STATUTORY AND OTHER MATERIALS

chapter |8 pages

STATUTORY MATERIALS

MAGISTRATES’ COURTS ACT 1980

chapter 4|3 pages

SUMMARY TRIAL

chapter 4|13 pages

6 DISMISSING CASE WITHOUT HEARING EVIDENCE

chapter 4|2 pages

10.10 The submission of no case to answer

chapter 4|2 pages

10.13 Change of plea

chapter 4|10 pages

12 THE DECISION OF THE JUSTICES

chapter |1 pages

TABLE OF STATUTORY AND OTHER MATERIALS

chapter |2 pages

STATUTORY MATERIALS JURISDICTION OF MAGISTRATES’ COURT

MAGISTRATES’ COURTS ACT 1980

chapter |1 pages

INFORMATIONS: THE RULE AGAINST DUPLICITY

MAGISTRATES’ COURTS RULES 1981

chapter |2 pages

SECURING ATTENDANCE OF WITNESSES

MAGISTRATES’ COURTS ACT 1980

chapter |4 pages

MAGISTRATES’ COURTS RULES 1981

chapter |8 pages

Section 121: Constitution and place of sitting of court

CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 1967

chapter 5|3 pages

JUVENILE OFFENDERS – THE YOUTH COURT

chapter 5|2 pages

9.1 Evidence by television link

chapter 5|9 pages

12 PLACE OF TRIAL

chapter |1 pages

TABLE OF STATUTORY AND OTHER MATERIALS

chapter |3 pages

JUVENILES – BAIL

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS ACT 1969

chapter |7 pages

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS ACT 1963

chapter |6 pages

SENTENCING JUVENILES

MAGISTRATES’ COURTS ACT 1980

chapter 6|6 pages

2.2 Bail pending appeal

chapter 6|2 pages

3.2 Statement of case

chapter 6|2 pages

7 APPEALS FROM THE YOUTH COURT

chapter |1 pages

TABLE OF STATUTORY MATERIALS

chapter |4 pages

STATUTORY MATERIALS REVIEW OF DECISIONS BY MAGISTRATES’ COURTS

MAGISTRATES’ COURTS ACT 1980

part |1 pages

Section 114: Recognizances and fees on case stated

chapter 2|2 pages

BAIL

MAGISTRATES’ COURTS ACT 1980

chapter 7|3 pages

COMMITTAL PROCEEDINGS

7.1 INTRODUCTION

chapter 7|3 pages

6.2 Procedure

chapter 7|1 pages

10.2 Effect of discharge under s6(1)

chapter 7|3 pages

13.3 Reporting restrictions

chapter |1 pages

TABLE OF STATUTORY AND OTHER MATERIALS

chapter |4 pages

STATUTORY MATERIALS

MAGISTRATES’ COURTS ACT 1980

chapter |20 pages

Section 5F: Proof by production of copy

chapter 8|2 pages

INDICTMENTS

chapter 8|4 pages

3 DRAFTING THE INDICTMENT

chapter 8|1 pages

7.1 Rule 7 indictment rules

chapter 8|1 pages

11.2 Co-defendants

chapter |1 pages

TABLE OF STATUTORY AND OTHER MATERIALS

chapter |2 pages

STATUTORY MATERIALS

INDICTMENTS ACT 1915

chapter |1 pages

Rule 7

chapter 9|1 pages

TRIAL ON INDICTMENT

chapter 9|1 pages

2.4 Editing prosecution evidence

chapter 9|10 pages

3 DISCLOSURE BY THE DEFENCE

chapter 9|5 pages

8 CHALLENGES TO JURORS

chapter 9|2 pages

10 THE PROSECUTION CASE

chapter 9|2 pages

10.7 Real evidence

chapter 9|2 pages

14.1 Adverse inferences

chapter 9|3 pages

15 CLOSING SPEECHES

chapter 9|5 pages

18.2 Burden and standard of proof

chapter |6 pages

(f) Defendant’s previous convictions

chapter 9|3 pages

22 MAJORITY VERDICTS

chapter 9|5 pages

24.2 Implied inclusion

chapter 9|2 pages

27 THE NEWTON HEARING

chapter 9|8 pages

31 ADVISING THE DEFENDANT ON PLEA

chapter 9|2 pages

36.6 Tainted acquittals

chapter |1 pages

TABLE OF STATUTORY AND OTHER MATERIALS

chapter |3 pages

STATUTORY AND OTHER MATERIALS PRELIMINARY HEARINGS

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND INVESTIGATIONS ACT 1996

part |1 pages

Section 34: Later stages of trial

chapter |4 pages

PRE-TRIAL HEARINGS

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND INVESTIGATIONS ACT 1996

chapter |6 pages

THE COURSE OF THE TRIAL READING WITNESS STATEMENTS

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND INVESTIGATIONS ACT 1996

chapter |4 pages

SUBMISSION OF NO CASE TO ANSWER

chapter 10|2 pages

APPEALS FROM THE CROWN COURT

chapter 10|1 pages

5 THE HEARING OF THE APPEAL

chapter 10|7 pages

6.1 Errors in the course of trial

chapter 10|4 pages

8.1 Appeal dismissed

chapter 10|7 pages

10 GROUNDS OF APPEAL AGAINST SENTENCE

chapter 10|1 pages

16.2 References

chapter 10|1 pages

16.4 Power to order investigations

chapter |1 pages

TABLE OF STATUTORY AND OTHER MATERIALS

chapter |1 pages

STATUTORY MATERIALS

CRIMINAL APPEAL ACT 1968

part |1 pages

Section 4: Sentence when appeal allowed on part of an indictment

chapter 11|2 pages

LEGAL AID AND COSTS

chapter 11|2 pages

4.2 The Crown Court

chapter 11|2 pages

8.3 The means test

chapter 11|1 pages

9.3 Change of means

chapter 11|6 pages

11 REPRESENTATION UNDER A LEGAL AID ORDER

chapter 11|5 pages

17 PROSECUTION COSTS FROM CENTRAL FUNDS

chapter |1 pages

TABLE OF STATUTORY AND OTHER MATERIALS

chapter |6 pages

STATUTORY MATERIALS COSTS

PROSECUTION OF OFFENCES ACT 1985

chapter 12|3 pages

PROCEDURE BETWEEN CONVICTION AND SENTENCE

chapter 12|6 pages

1.4 Appeals

chapter 12|8 pages

4.5 Other reports

chapter 12|5 pages

8.5 Associated offences

chapter 12|1 pages

10.3 Consecutive sentences of imprisonment

chapter 12|2 pages

10.6 Compensation orders

chapter 12|2 pages

11 SENTENCING POWERS OF YOUTH COURTS

chapter 12|3 pages

13.2 Commission of further offence

chapter |1 pages

TABLE OF STATUTORY MATERIALS

chapter |2 pages

STATUTORY MATERIALS FACTORS TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN SENTENCING

POWERS OF CRIMINAL COURTS (SENTENCING) ACT 2000

chapter |1 pages

DEFERRING SENTENCE

POWERS OF CRIMINAL COURTS (SENTENCING) ACT 2000

part |2 pages

Section 2: Further powers of courts where sentence deferred under section 1

chapter |2 pages

REMISSION OF CASES BETWEEN MAGISTRATES’ COURTS

POWERS OF CRIMINAL COURTS (SENTENCING) ACT 2000

chapter 13|5 pages

OFFENDERS OVER 21: CUSTODIAL SENTENCES

chapter 13|3 pages

1.6 Discount where offender pleads guilty

chapter 13|4 pages

1.10 Effect of time spent on remand

chapter 13|5 pages

2.4 Life sentences

chapter 13|3 pages

3.3 Length of suspended sentence

chapter 13|4 pages

5 MANDATORY SENTENCES

chapter |1 pages

TABLE OF STATUTORY MATERIALS

chapter |1 pages

STATUTORY MATERIALS RESTRICTIONS ON IMPOSITION OF CUSTODIAL SENTENCES

POWERS OF CRIMINAL COURTS (SENTENCING) ACT 2000

chapter 14|2 pages

OFFENDERS OVER 16: COMMUNITY SENTENCES

chapter 14|7 pages

4 COMBINATION ORDERS

chapter 14|1 pages

8.5 Age of offender

chapter 14|3 pages

9.2 Drug abstinence orders

chapter |1 pages

TABLE OF STATUTORY MATERIALS

chapter |13 pages

STATUTORY MATERIALS STATUTORY CRITERIA FOR IMPOSING COMMUNITY SENTENCES

POWERS OF CRIMINAL COURTS (SENTENCING) ACT 2000

chapter |1 pages

COMBINATION ORDERS

POWERS OF CRIMINAL COURTS (SENTENCING) ACT 2000

chapter |4 pages

CURFEW ORDERS

POWERS OF CRIMINAL COURTS (SENTENCING) ACT 2000

chapter |6 pages

ENFORCEMENT OF COMMUNITY SENTENCES

SCHEDULE 3 BREACH, REVOCATION AND AMENDMENT OF CURFEW, PROBATION, COMMUNITY SERVICE, COMBINATION AND DRUG TREATMENT AND TESTING ORDERS PART I

chapter |4 pages

PART III

chapter |6 pages

PART IV

chapter |1 pages

TABLE OF STATUTORY MATERIALS

chapter |1 pages

STATUTORY MATERIALS FINES

POWERS OF CRIMINAL COURTS (SENTENCING) ACT 2000

part |1 pages

Section 128: Fixing of fines

chapter |11 pages

ENFORCEMENT OF FINES IMPOSED BY MAGISTRATES’ COURT

MAGISTRATES’ COURTS ACT 1980

chapter 16|1 pages

YOUNG OFFENDERS: CUSTODIAL SENTENCES

chapter |1 pages

TABLE OF STATUTORY MATERIALS

chapter |2 pages

STATUTORY MATERIALS

POWERS OF CRIMINAL COURTS (SENTENCING) ACT 2000

chapter 17|3 pages

YOUNG OFFENDERS: NON-CUSTODIAL SENTENCES

chapter 17|1 pages

5.3 Residence

chapter 17|10 pages

5.7 Night restrictions

chapter 17|3 pages

10 CRIME PREVENTION PROVISIONS

chapter 17|1 pages

10.4 Local child curfew schemes

chapter |1 pages

TABLE OF STATUTORY MATERIALS

chapter |14 pages

STATUTORY MATERIALS FINES: 10–17 YEAR OLDS

POWERS OF CRIMINAL COURTS (SENTENCING) ACT 2000

part |1 pages

Section 74: Requirements and provisions of reparation order, and obligations of person subject to it

chapter 18|16 pages

ANCILLARY ORDERS

chapter 18|1 pages

12 OTHER ANCILLARY ORDERS

chapter 18|3 pages

14 DISQUALIFICATIONS

chapter |1 pages

TABLE OF STATUTORY MATERIALS

chapter |4 pages

STATUTORY MATERIALS COMPENSATION ORDERS

POWERS OF CRIMINAL COURTS (SENTENCING) ACT 2000

chapter |3 pages

DISQUALIFICATION FROM DRIVING AS A GENERAL PENALTY

POWERS OF CRIMINAL COURTS (SENTENCING) ACT 2000

chapter |2 pages

Appendix 1: Sentencing at a glance

NON-CUSTODIAL SENTENCES

chapter |3 pages

Appendix 2: Plea and directions hearing questionnaire

PLEA AND DIRECTIONS HEARING

chapter |1 pages

Case listing arrangements

chapter |2 pages

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