Case Book on Criminal Practice and Procedure

This case book contains essential cases on topics spanning criminal practice and procedure. Criminal advocates as well as judicial offi cers and students will fi nd foundational cases as well as some of the latest authorities on areas such as autrefois, juries, sentencing, summary procedure, bail and criminal jurisdiction. It is hoped that this book will to some extent alleviate the tedium entailed by serious legal research through its lucid and concise identifi cation and examination of the legal principles illustrated by the various cases. Although the focus of the book is Commonwealth Caribbean jurisprudence, cases dealt with by the courts of the United Kingdom are also analysed.

The author is an attorney-at-law and Tutor at Hugh Wooding law school Trinidad. He teaches Criminal Practice and Procedure and Trial Advocacy. He holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of the West Indies, the Legal Education Certificate from the Hugh Wooding Law School and a Master of Laws degree in Public law from the University of the West Indies. He is a practicing advocate since 1998 specialising in criminal law. He was also a former magistrate and a state counsel at the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.