Criminal Litigation offers a comprehensive and practical guide to the areas of criminal litigation covered on the Legal Practice Course. Making effective use of realistic case studies backed up by online documentation, the text combines theory with practical considerations and encourages students to focus on putting their knowledge into a practical context. Written in an informal and accessible style, it covers all procedural and evidential issues that arise in criminal cases. The more complex areas of criminal litigation are examined using numerous diagrams, flowcharts, and examples, while potential changes in the law are highlighted by specially designed 'Looking Ahead' boxes. Chapters end with key points summaries and self-test questions, enabling students to quickly sum up what they have read and test their own knowledge.
Online Resources
Criminal Litigation is accompanied by a wide range of online resources, freely accessible to students.
This includes:
- Case study documentation - Web links -Updates to cases and litigation -Three additional chapters, covering 'Advising at the Police Station - Practical Steps'; 'White Collar Crime - Regulatory Offences'; and 'Sentencing in Road Traffic Cases' -Answers to self-test question -Video case studies -Criminal Litigation Express Train timeline
Part 1. Introduction to Criminal Litigation
1 Introduction
2 An introduction to the law of criminal evidence and advocacy
Part 2. Investigation and the Decision to 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 Funding of criminal defence services and first appearance 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 Specific types of sentence and the plea in mitigation
Part 6. Youth Justice
24 Youth justice - introduction
25 Prosecuting young offenders
26 Sentencing young offenders
Appendix 1
Additional chapters (online only)
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