Publisher's Synopsis
With the Crown Court Index 1999 to hand, practitioners can swiftly locate the exact details they require for any particular Crown Court issue. Giving a concise and accurate statement of the law, this work provides an index of common penalties and formalities in cases tried on indictment or committed for sentence - as well as appeals in criminal proceedings. Includes full coverage of the Crime and Disorder Act, to include substantial changes to custodial sentences; life sentence; age of offender; prisoner on early release (has been simplified); committals; treatment and testing orders; committals for sentence; custody time limits; juveniles (with the addition of the new action-plan order, parenting order and reparation order). Consideration of the important new Human Rights Act 1998, taking account of problems that may arise as a result. Features alphabetical arrangement of contents, thumb-tabbing and a reference index - ideal for use in court.
