Crown Court Index 2010

An invaluable index of common penalties and formalities in cases tried on indictment or committed for sentence in the Crown Court, the new edition of the Crown Court Index: -Takes you straight to the details you require for whether you are undertaking research at your desk or attending court -Provides an index of common penalties and formalities in cases tried on indictment or committed for sentence in the Crown Court, as well as appeals in criminal proceedings -Presents in each section an accurate and concise statement of the law in an easy-to-use format that is speedy to navigate, maintaining the Index's reputation as the ideal source when you need answers and are under pressure in Court -Brings you essential information on the latest developments since the publication of the last edition, with new sections on Drinking Banning Orders and on Vulnerable Accused -A number of changes have been made to the new edition, resulting from the developments in this area of the law. Changes are as follows: -Challenging the Crown Court chapter has been rewritten in the light of the CACD Guide -Dealing with an Offender chapter has been amended to fit in with the new Protective Sentences section -Dangerous Offenders chapter has been updated to contain all the relevant law from several other sections e.g. Dealing with an Offender and Detention of Young Offenders in the light of CJIA 2008 (credit of remand periods) -Detention of Young Offenders and Imprisonment chapters have been amended in light of the new Protective Sentences section Indication of Sentence chapter has been re-written in the light of amended PD 2004 -Sex Offender Orders chapter re-written in light of the Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 -Contempt of Court, Costs and Assessment, Disclosure of unused material, search and access chapters amended with the impact of the substantial changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules -NEW Contempt of Court section added on with-holding names of accused/witnesses -NEW Protective Sentences; Dangerous Offenders section added Table of Contents: Absent accused Absolute and conditional discharge Abuse of process Access to trial judge Accused not giving evidence Age of offender Allocation and deployment of business Alteration of sentence Ancillary orders Anti-social behaviour orders and ISOs Appeals Bail Bench and witness warrant Bind over Breach, amendment and revocation Cases committed, transferred, sent for trial Case management CDS funding Challenging the crown court Children and young persons Committals for sentence Community sentences Company officer's disqualification Compensation Confiscation orders Contempt of court NEW Costs and assessment Court security officers Custody time limits Dealing with an offender Deferring of sentence Detention of young offenders Disclosure of unused material Discounts on sentence Drinking banning orders European court Financial reporting orders Fines and enforcement Football banning orders Forfeiture, restitution and rewards Formalities and oaths Guilty pleas Imprisonment Indication of sentence Jurisdiction Jury management Licensed premises exclusion order Life sentences Live links Majority verdicts Mentally disordered offenders Mitigation, derogatory assertions Newton hearing Protective sentences;dangerous offenders NEW Recommendation for deportation Restraining orders (harassment) Restraint order and receivers Retrial RT disqualification and endorsement Search and access warrants Serious Crime Prevention Order Service of Documents Sex offender orders Special measures directions Spent" convictions TICs Travel restriction orders Trial without jury Turnbull guidelines Unfitness to plead/insanity Victim participation View by jury Vulnerable accused Welsh language content Appendix - Plea and case management form