Allocation and sending—either-way offences not sent forthwith to the Crown Court for trialProcedure for either-way offences not sent forthwith to the...
Categories of indecent images—summaryOffences pre-2007Before 14 May 2007, the guidelines for the sentencing of indecent image cases were to be found...
Mandatory life sentencesThis Practice Note reflects the procedural code for sentencing offenders in England and Wales (Sentencing Code) that applies...
Duress and necessityDuress by threatsDuress by threats provides a complete defence to a charge of any offence other than murder, attempted murder and...
Disclosure of evidence in Scottish criminal proceedingsCoronavirus (COVID-19): Scottish criminal procedure has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic....
Mitigation in the sentencing of criminal offencesOnce a defendant has been convicted of a criminal offence by a criminal court in England and Wales,...
Can mobile phone recordings constitute admissible evidence in legal proceedings and what issues should be considered?For the purposes of this Q&A we...
Can a witness give evidence about what they have seen on CCTV?PACE Code D allows for the showing of films such as CCTV or photographs of incidents in...
Where an investigator wishes to carry out an identification procedure under PACE Code D, is the suspect ‘unavailable’ if they have been informed (by...
How can a party to criminal proceedings challenge the admission of evidence which is irrelevant to the trial of an offence? How can the decision of a...
Challenging visual identification evidenceBreach of PACE Codes of PracticeThe arrangement and conduct of identification procedures are governed by the...
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