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
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 1 1 7 8 0 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 3 6 7 3 - 8
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
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
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1966
- Language: English