Criminal Trial Courts Bench Book
The criminal trial courts bench book will be progressively updated in accordance with legislative changes and decisions of the higher courts.
Criminal trial courts bench book. They are not intended to lay down or develop any principles of criminal law. Supreme and district courts criminal directions benchbook the links in each benchbook entry link to a copy of the judgment on either the supreme court library website or for reported cases to the relevant subscription service. Of defendant 1 349 closed court suppression and non publication orders. Criminal trial courts bench book summing up format 7 000 suggested outline of summing up for use as an aide memoire 7 020 suggested direction summing up commencement 7 030 suggested direction final directions 7 040 notes.
Although considerable care has been taken in the preparation of these materials the content should not be regarded as a substitute for the actual text of legislation or court decisions. Criminal trial courts bench book. Comments and contacts disclaimer special bulletins and notices 1 000 trial procedure 1 000 outline of trial procedure 1 100 child witness accused 1 250 contempt etc 1 340 cross examination improper. The suggested directions and accompanying text of the criminal trial courts bench book are produced as guidelines only.