PHILADELPHIA LAWYER'S VIEW OF ENGLISH CRIMINAL JUSTICE FIRST IMPRESSIONS

• NCJ Number: 19782
• Journal: Criminal Law Bulletin Volume: 11 Issue: 2 Dated: (MARCH-APRIL 1975) Pages: 127-156
• Author(s): S R LACHEEN
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 30 pages
• Corporate Author: Warren, Gorham and Lamont, Inc
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Survey (Cross-Cultural)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS ARTICLE INCLUDES A DESCRIPTION OF ENGLISH COURTS WITH CRIMINAL JURISDICTION; POLICE PRACTICES, INCLUDING THE ISSUANCE OF WARNINGS; BAIL PROCEDURES; THE ROLE OF COUNSEL; TRIAL PRACTICES; AND SENTENCING MATTERS.

Abstract

BASED ON THE AUTHOR'S SIX WEEK TERM AS A CLERK TO A FIRM OF LONDON SOLICITERS, THIS ARTICLE OFFERS AN OVERVIEW AND CRITIQUE OF THE ENGLISH CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, IN COMPARING THE ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SYSTEMS, THE AUTHOR TAKES PARTICULAR NOTE OF THE ABUSES OF DEFENDANTS' RIGHTS WHICH, HE CONTENDS, TYPIFY ENGLISH CRIMINAL JUSTICE. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)