Publisher's Synopsis
This volume should enable readers to locate instantly the exact details required for any particular Crown Court issue. Alphabetically arranged and thumb-indexed, it acts as an index of common penalties and formalities in cases tried on indictment or committed for sentence as well as appeals in criminal proceedings.;There are entries covering every aspect of court practice and procedure including all the sentencing options available, backed up where possible by the relevant case or statute law. Particular attention is placed on the changes implemented by the Criminal Justice Act 1994, and the work is also complete with other appropriate statutory law affecting Crown Court practice including: the Criminal Justice Act 1993 (which strengthened powers of imprisonment and amended the Drug Trafficking Offences Act); recent case law on the 1991 Criminal Justice Act.
