The Administration of Criminal Justice in England and Wales

Pergamon Modern Legal Outlines

1st Edition - January 1, 1966
Author: C. F. Shoolbred
Editor: W. A. J. Farndale
Language: English
eBook ISBN:
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The Administration of Criminal Justice in England and Wales outlines in simple language what takes place in trial courts in England and Wales. This book focuses on the… Read more

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The Administration of Criminal Justice in England and Wales outlines in simple language what takes place in trial courts in England and Wales. This book focuses on the administration of justice in England and Wales, which is divided into three categories— magistrates' courts, Quarter Sessions, and Assizes. The fundamental difference between these categories is that trials in magistrates' courts take place before a bench of magistrates, a stipendiary or metropolitan magistrate, while Quarter Sessions or Assizes are trials by jury. The topics discussed include the magistrates' courts; transition from magistrates' courts to Quarter Sessions and Assize courts; jurors; trial by jury–Quarter Sessions; and after-trial duties–appeals to court of criminal appeal. A table of the courts engaged in administering criminal law is provided after the introduction of this text. This publication is a good reference for students aiming to become practicing barristers, solicitors, members of the Assize courts staff, clerks of the peace, or justices' clerks.

Foreword

Preface

Introduction

Table of Courts Engaged in Administering Criminal Law

1. Magistrates' Courts

Appointment of Magistrates

Size of the Bench

Justices Clerks

Summary Trial

Plea of Guilty in Absence of Accused

Trial of Information

Power of Adjournment

Hearing at Magistrates Court

Offenses Triable Summarily or on Indictment

Committal to Quarter Sessions for Sentence

Committal for Trial

Vagrancy

Juvenile Courts

Affiliation Orders

Domestic Proceedings

Licensing

Bookmaker's Permit and Betting Office License

Civil Debts

2. Transition from Magistrates' Courts to Quarter Sessions and Assize Courts

Committal for Trial

Depositions

Committals for Sentence

Indictments

Nolle prosequi

Fixing of Dates

Arrangements of Lists

Appeals

Calendars

County Day Agenda

3. Jurors

Precept

Jury Panel

Jury Excuses

Empaneling Juries

Penalty for Non-appearance

Challenge to Jurors

Putting in Charge

Considering Verdict

Communications to Judge or Chairman

Taking of Verdict

Payment of Jurors

4. Trial by Jury — Quarter Sessions

Pleas of Guilty

Pleas of Not Guilty

Adjournments

Witnesses

Exhibits

Judgment of the Court

Bail Estreats

Additional Cases Taken into Consideration

Corrective Training and Preventive Detention

Quarter Sessions

Size of Bench

Rota of Justices

Applications to Court

Breaches of Probation Orders and Conditional Discharges

Committals for Sentence

Appeals from Magistrates Courts

Licensing

5. After-trial Duties—Appeals to Court of Criminal Appeal

Committal Warrants

Estreat Roll

Return to Treasury of Fines

After-trial Calendar

Notices to Clerks to Justices

Witness and Juror Expenses

Costs in Criminal Cases

Legal Aid Certificates

Examination of Bills of Costs

Appeals to Court of Criminal Appeal

Appeals to the House of Lords

Appendix I. Recent Statutes affecting Criminal Procedure

Appendix II. Dictionary of Prison Slang

Appendix III. Glossary of Legal Terms in Criminal Law

Table of Statutes

Index