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Book SynopsisRoberts and Zuckerman's Criminal Evidence provides a systematic and contextualised introduction to the principles of criminal evidence and trial procedure. It is designed for university courses at all levels, and for criminal practitioners seeking concise summaries of current law and a principled basis for novel legal arguments.
Trade ReviewFor students studying bar or solicitors vocational courses, perhaps encountering the law of evidence for the first time, this is an exemplar of powerful academic writing. It proves on every page how exciting, rather than intimidating, turgid and technical, this area of law really is. * Laura Hoyano, Law Society Gazette *
For students studying Bar or solicitors' vocational courses, perhaps encountering the law of evidence for the first time, this is an exemplar of powerful academic writing which proves on every page how exciting, rather than intimidating, turgid and technical, this area of law really is. * Laura Hoyano, Law Society Gazette *
Practitioners preparing a complex case or appeal on a point of law, or who want an intellectually stimulating refresher, will enjoy it immensely. The frequent citation of empirical research into the operation of particular evidential rules provide a grounded analysis which practitioners will often recognise. For students studying bar or solicitors vocational courses, perhaps encountering the law of evidence for the first time, this is an exemplar of powerful academic writing. It proves on every page how exciting, rather than intimidating, turgid and technical, this area of law really is. * Laura Hoyano, Law Society *
Table of Contents1: Principles of Criminal Evidence 2: Procedural Framework of Adversarial Jury Trial 3: Admissible Evidence 4: Fact-finding and Proof 5: Fair Trial 6: Burdens of Proof and the Presumption of Innocence 7: Witness Testimony and the Principle of Orality 8: Criminal Trial Procedure: Examination-in-chief and Cross-examination 9: Hearsay 10: Vulnerable and Intimidated Witnesses 11: Expert Evidence 12: Confessions 13: The Accused's Privilege Against Self-incrimination 14: The Accused's Character and Extraneous Misconduct 15: Corroboration and Forensic Reasoning Rules 16: Criminal Evidence - Retrospective and Prospects
