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The intricacies of drafting are often one of the pain spots of a criminal law practice. Courts now require a multitude of documents â€" notices, submissions, affidavits, facta â€" for both criminal and quasi-criminal cases. These documents can be time-consuming to draft â€" especially when you encounter a new type of motion or proceeding for the first time. The Practitioner's Criminal Precedents, 6th Edition equips you with close to 500 precedents. They range from the routine to the highly specialized, covering every type of precedent you will ever need.
Features
Chronological sequence â€" Easily locate documents for each stage of a proceeding, including all steps in between: judicial interim release, preliminary hearing, trials, sentencing, and leave to appeal and appeals
Helpful commentary at the start of each precedents section â€" Fully understand the function of the documents used throughout a proceeding
CD-ROM of documents with each form and precedent saved individually â€" Customize forms and documents for your own use
Cross-references to Gold's The Practitioner's Criminal Code â€" Simplify further research on a particular point of law
Cross-references to equivalent sections of criminal proceedings rules â€" Product of use for lawyers practising in all jurisdictions
What's New in this Edition?
This edition includes altogether close to 500 updated and new precedents. New precedents include:
Jackson Third Party Freedom of Information Application for Intoxilyzer Records
Notice of Application and Index of Material for Cross-Examination of Affiant at Preliminary Hearing
Stinchcombe Application for Disclosure of Mobile Data Transmissions
Mills Application for Production of Records in Possession of Third Party
Post-Jordan Applications in relation to unreasonable delay proceedings Sentencing Memo re Conditional Discharges for Voyeurism, Criminal Negligence Causing Death and Trafficking Cocaine
An Essential Collection for…
Criminal lawyers who need a time-saving resource for drafting the myriad documents demanded by every case
Criminal law clerks who may be asked to draft these documents
Paralegals who handle criminal and quasi-criminal cases
Criminal law instructors seeking a collection of precedents packed with directional advice