Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Preface -- Dedication -- Contents -- Table of Cases -- Table of Statutes -- Table of Secondary Legislation -- Table of Abbreviations -- Part 1 Introduction -- Chapter 1 Introduction to Criminal Procedure -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Key personnel -- 1.3 Classification of offences -- 1.4 The Criminal Procedure Rules -- 1.5 Professional conduct -- 1.6 Legal professional privilege -- 1.7 Human rights -- 1.8 Key skills, documents and forms -- 1.9 Additional sources of information -- 1.10 Procedural flowcharts -- Part 2 The Client and The Police -- Chapter 2 The Investigative Powers of the Police (1)-Outside the Police Station -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Stop and search -- 2.3 Arrest -- 2.4 Entry, search and seizure -- Chapter 3 The Investigative Powers of the Police (2)-Inside the Police Station -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Procedure on arrival at the police station -- 3.3 Detention at the police station -- 3.4 Rights of the suspect -- 3.5 Interviews and identification evidence -- 3.6 Charging the suspect -- 3.7 Bail after charge -- 3.8 Alternatives to charging -- 3.9 Commencing a case other than by charge (CrimPR, Parts 4 and 7) -- 3.10 Complaints about police -- 3.11 Flowchart - procedure at the police station -- Chapter 4 Juveniles at the Police Station -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Initial steps the custody officer must take -- 4.3 The appropriate adult -- 4.4 Interviewing juveniles -- 4.5 Identification procedures -- 4.6 Samples -- 4.7 Charging -- 4.8 Alternatives to charging -- Chapter 5 The Role of the Solicitor at the Police Station -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Preparation for attending the police station -- 5.3 Information gathering on arrival at the police station -- 5.4 Should the suspect answer questions in interview? -- 5.5 Role of the solicitor in the interview -- 5.6 Identification procedures. 5.7 Fingerprints and samples -- 5.8 Charge and bail after charge -- 5.9 The Police Station Representative Accreditation Scheme -- Part 2 Summary - The Suspect and the Police -- Part 3 Procedure from Charge to Trial -- Chapter 6 Initial Hearings in the Magistrates' Court -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 The first hearing -- 6.3 Procedural overview -- 6.4 Role of the defence solicitor -- 6.5 Funding the case -- 6.6 Taking a statement from the client -- 6.7 Obtaining details of the prosecution case -- 6.8 Advising the client on plea -- 6.9 Plea before venue -- 6.10 Allocation (CrimPR, Part 9) -- 6.11 Sending without plea before venue and allocation -- 6.12 Advising the client on trial venue -- 6.13 Flowchart - allocation and sending -- Chapter 7 Bail -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Remand periods -- 7.3 The right to bail -- 7.4 Exceptions to the right to bail -- 7.5 Conditional bail -- 7.6 Procedure for applying for bail -- 7.7 Further applications for bail -- 7.8 Appeals against decisions on bail -- 7.9 Failing to surrender (absconding) -- 7.10 Breaches of bail -- 7.11 Procedural flowcharts -- Chapter 8 Preparation for Trial in the Magistrates' Court -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Directions -- 8.3 Case analysis -- 8.4 Obtaining additional evidence -- 8.5 Magistrates' court case progression form -- Chapter 9 Summary Trial and Advocacy Techniques -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Order of events at trial (CrimPR, Part 24) -- 9.3 Professional conduct -- 9.4 The prosecution case -- 9.5 Submission of no case to answer -- 9.6 The defence case -- 9.7 The verdict -- 9.8 Advocacy techniques -- 9.9 Procedural flowcharts -- Chapter 10 The Crown Court -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Cases dealt with in the Crown Court -- 10.3 Trial by judge and jury -- 10.4 Getting to the Crown Court -- 10.5 Standard case management directions and other preliminary matters. 10.6 Plea and trial preparation hearing -- 10.7 Role of the defence solicitor -- 10.8 Disclosure (CrimPR, Part 15) -- 10.9 Pre-trial hearings, preparatory hearings and further evidence -- 10.10 Trial procedure (CrimPR, Part 25) -- 10.11 Procedural flowcharts -- 10.12 Key form -- Part 3 Summary - Procedure from Charge to Trial -- Part 4 Sentencing and Appeals -- Chapter 11 Sentencing - The Law -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Purpose of sentencing -- 11.3 Types of sentence -- 11.4 Principles of sentencing -- 11.5 Custodial sentences -- 11.6 Community sentences -- 11.7 Fines -- 11.8 Conditional and absolute discharges -- 11.9 Flowchart - the sentencing ladder -- 11.10 Reduction in Sentence for a Guilty plea - Definitive Guideline -- Chapter 12 Sentencing in Practice -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Pre-sentence reports -- 12.3 Role of the defendant's solicitor -- 12.4 Newton hearings -- 12.5 Sentencing procedure -- 12.6 Professional conduct -- 12.7 Plea in mitigation -- 12.8 Procedural flowcharts -- Chapter 13 Appeals -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Appeals from the magistrates' court (including the Youth Court) -- 13.3 Appeals from the Crown Court -- 13.4 Appeals to the Supreme Court (CrimPR, Part 43) -- 13.5 Procedural flowcharts -- Part 4 Summary - Sentencing and Appeals -- Part 5 Specific Types of Proceedings -- Chapter 14 The Youth Court -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Aims of the youth justice system -- 14.3 Youth offending teams -- 14.4 Role of parents and guardians -- 14.5 Reporting restrictions -- 14.6 Legal representation -- 14.7 Jurisdiction -- 14.8 Bail -- 14.9 Sentencing -- 14.10 Appeals -- 14.11 Flowchart - the sentencing ladder in the Youth Court -- Chapter 15 Road Traffic Offences -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Specific offences -- 15.3 Endorsement -- 15.4 Penalty points -- 15.5 Disqualification from driving -- 15.6 Mitigation. 15.7 Flowchart - avoiding penalty points or disqualification from driving -- Part 6 Evidence -- Chapter 16 Introduction to Evidence -- 16.1 Introduction -- 16.2 Burdens and standards of proof -- 16.3 What is evidence? -- 16.4 Forms of evidence -- 16.5 Witnesses as to fact -- 16.6 Expert evidence -- 16.7 Flowchart - admissibility of evidence -- Chapter 17 Visual Identification Evidence and Corroboration -- 17.1 Introduction -- 17.2 The Turnbull guidelines -- 17.3 The Turnbull guidelines in the Crown Court -- 17.4 The Turnbull guidelines in the magistrates' court -- 17.5 Disputed identification evidence -- 17.6 Other forms of visual identification -- 17.7 Corroboration -- 17.8 Flowchart - visual identification evidence -- Chapter 18 Inferences from Silence -- 18.1 Introduction -- 18.2 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, s 34 -- 18.3 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, s 36 -- 18.4 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, s 37 -- 18.5 Silence at trial -- 18.6 Procedural flowcharts -- Chapter 19 Hearsay Evidence -- 19.1 Introduction -- 19.2 What is hearsay evidence? -- 19.3 The rule against hearsay evidence -- 19.4 The statutory definition of hearsay evidence -- 19.5 Exceptions to the rule excluding hearsay evidence -- 19.6 Challenging the credibility of hearsay evidence -- 19.7 Stopping the case where evidence is unconvincing -- 19.8 The general discretion to exclude evidence -- 19.9 Procedure for admitting hearsay evidence -- 19.10 Procedural flowcharts -- Chapter 20 Confession Evidence -- 20.1 Introduction -- 20.2 What is a confession? -- 20.3 Admissibility of confession evidence -- 20.4 Challenging the admissibility of a confession: PACE 1984, s 76 -- 20.5 Challenging the admissibility of a confession: PACE 1984, s 78 -- 20.6 Procedure for challenging the admissibility of a confession. 20.7 Evidence obtained as the result of an inadmissible confession -- 20.8 Procedural flowchart - confession evidence -- Chapter 21 Exclusion of Evidence -- 21.1 Introduction -- 21.2 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, s 78 -- 21.3 Illegal searches -- 21.4 Identification evidence -- 21.5 Confessions and police interviews -- 21.6 Covert listening and surveillance devices -- 21.7 Police undercover operations -- 21.8 Section 78 and the right to a fair trial -- 21.9 Abuse of process -- 21.10 Procedure for excluding prosecution evidence -- 21.11 Flowchart - the operation of s 78 -- Chapter 22 Character Evidence -- 22.1 Introduction -- 22.2 Admissibility of previous convictions pre-Criminal Justice Act 2003 -- 22.3 Criminal Justice Act 2003 - what is meant by bad character? -- 22.4 Bad character of the defendant - the seven 'gateways' -- 22.5 Stopping contaminated cases -- 22.6 Bad character of persons other than the defendant -- 22.7 Procedure for admitting bad character evidence -- 22.8 Evidence of good character -- 22.9 Procedural flowcharts -- Part 6 Summary - Evidence -- Appendix A Case Study Papers: Gary Paul Dickson -- Document 1 - The Custody Record -- Document 2 - Police Station Attendance Pro Forma -- Document 3 - Form CRM14 -- Document 4 - Representation Order -- Document 5 - Initial Details of Prosecution Case -- Document 6 - Client's Statement -- Document 7 - Bail Appeal Notice -- Document 8 - CPS Disclosure Letter and Schedule of Non-sensitive Unused Material -- Document 9 - Brief to Counsel -- Document 10 - Defence Statement -- Document 11 - Pre-sentence Report -- Document 12 - Plea in Mitigation -- Document 13 - Notice to introduce hearsay evidence -- Document 14 - Application to exclude hearsay evidence following notice -- Document 15 - Notice to introduce evidence of a defendant's bad character. Document 16 - Application to exclude evidence of a defendant's bad character.
Criminal Litigation: Practice and Procedure provides a thorough and practical guide to all areas of the law and practice with which the aspiring criminal litigator needs to be familiar. Written with the LPC in mind, this book is suitable for both the core module of Criminal Litigation and the Advanced Criminal Practice option.