Criminal law and practice
By: Stephen Forster
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 709
ISBN-13: 9781847034496
Subjects: Criminal law; Droit penal; Sanctions penales; Droit de propriete; Procedure penale
Description: Concise yet detailed, this is a practical guide to the essentials of criminal law and procedure. It summarizes the main principles and provides step-by-step explanations of the most important points in criminal procedure.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Part I: Criminal law; title: Introduction to the criminal process; title: The essential elements of criminal liability; title: Unlawful homocide: murder and manslaughter; title: Non-fatal offences against the person and the defence of the consent; title: Property offences; title: Participatory liability and inchoate offences; title: General defences.; title: Part II: Criminal procedure; title: An introduction to criminal procedure; title: Police powers; title: Commencement of proceedings and legal funding of criminal cases; title: Magistrates' and youth court procedure; title: Bail procedure; title: Disclosure of evidence and crown court procedure; title: Sentencing procedure; title: Appeal procedure.; title: Part III: Introduction to criminal evidence and proof; title: Witness evidence; title: Identification and expert evidence; title: Character evidence; title: Hearsay evidence; title: Corroboration and circumstantial evidence; title: Confessional evidence and the discretionary power of the trial judge.