Criminal Litigation

by Butler, Maura

• ISBN13: 9780199588794
• ISBN10: 0199588791
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-03-24
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Criminal Litigation is a comprehensive guide to the evidential and procedural rules and skills of criminal litigation and advocacy. The manual provides effective practice knowledge of the fundamental elements of criminal procedure, with an emphasis on client care issues. It discusses the roleof the solicitor at all stages of the criminal process, where the case is disposed of in either the District Court or the Superior Courts. Procedure is explained from both a prosecution and a defence perspective, beginning with arrest and proceeding to trial and beyond, in a sequential manner thatreflects the criminal justice process. The law on regulatory crime sometimes referred to as white collar or corporate crime is distinguished, at a time when legislation in this area is being enacted.This third edition has been extensively revised to include new chapters on regulatory crime, bail law and the European arrest warrant procedure. It is essential reading for trainee solicitors on the Professional Practice Course, and an excellent resource for Irish legal practitioners and otheractors in the criminal justice system.Online Resource CentreChanges and developments in the area will be covered by regular updates to the Online Resource Centre.

Table of Contents

I: General practice considerations
1. Introduction to criminal litigation practice and procedure
2. Regulatory crime
II: European legislation influences
3. European human rights law - criminal process issues
4. European arrest warrant
III: Pre-trial processes
5. Procedural application of evidential rules
6. The criminal investigation - prosecution perspectives
7. The arrested person in custody - defence perspectives
8. Process and procedure in the commencement of proceedings
9. The juvenile offender - process and procedure
10. Choice of trial venue
IV: Initial District Court procedures and road traffic offences
11. Bail
12. Legal aid, adjournments and remands
13. Road traffic offences
V: Trial procedure: summary and indictable
14. Conduct of summary trials
15. Proceedings related to indictable offences
VI: Sentencing, appeals and judicial reviews
16. Sentencing
17. Appeals and judicial review
VII: Solicitor-advocate skills and practice management issues
18. Court advocacy skills
19. Managing a criminal litigation practice
Appendices and Precedents