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 or her presence as a party -- The criminal process -- 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 persons -- Search and seizure -- Bail and other forms of release -- Pre-trial examinations -- The trial -- Indictments and charge sheets -- The trial courts -- Arraignment and plea of an accused -- Miscellaneous matters relating to the trial -- Joinder and separation of trials -- Trial principles and the course of the criminal trial -- The verdict -- The sentence -- The sentence -- Post-verdict and post-sentence remedies -- Review -- Appeal -- Clemency and related powers -- Schedules to the Criminal Procedure Act -- Selected sections of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa -- References to the Criminal Procedure Act -- References to the Child Justice Act -- References to the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 -- References to the Superior Courts Act --