
Criminal procedure handbook
Title:
Criminal procedure handbook
Author:
Bekker, Peet M.
ISBN:
9780702181818
Edition:
9th ed.
Publication Information:
Claremont : Juta, 2009.
Physical Description:
xliii, 442 pages ; 25 cm
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Pt. 1. Selected general principles of the law of criminal procedure -- A basic introduction to criminal procedure -- The criminal courts of the Republic -- The prosecution of crime -- The right to legal assistance -- The accused : his presence as a party -- pt. II. The criminal process -- Phase one : pre-trial criminal procedure -- The exercise of powers and the vindication of individual rights -- Securing the attendance of the accused at the trial -- Interrogation, interception and establishing the bodily features of a person -- Search and seizure -- Bail and other forms of release -- Pre-trial examinations -- Phase two : the trial -- Indictments and charge sheets -- The court -- Arraignment and plea of an accused -- Miscellaneous matters relating to the trial -- Joinder and separation of trials -- The conduct of the trial -- The verdict -- Phase Three : the sentence -- The sentence -- Phase four : Post-verdict and post-sentence remedies -- Review -- Appeal -- Mercy, indemnity and free pardon.
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