Criminal Practice II: The procedures and processes involved in criminal litigation
Description
A comprehensive overview of the criminal justice process in England and Wales, focusing on key stages from arrest through appeal. The texts detail the procedures and legal principles governing bail for suspects, highlighting the presumption in favor of release and the conditions under which bail can be denied. Furthermore, the documents explain the pre-trial stages, including the allocation of cases between the Magistrates' Court and the Crown Court based on offense severity, and the importance of case management for ensuring fair and efficient trials. Extensive information is provided on trial procedure, addressing the prosecution's burden of proof, the rules governing the admissibility of evidence (such as confession and bad character evidence), and the use of adverse inferences from a defendant's silence. Finally, the sources outline the principles of sentencing, including mitigating factors and the use of Newton hearings to resolve factual disputes, along with the appeal procedures for both conviction and sentence.
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