Outlines of South African criminal law and procedure / Alfred V. Lansdown
Imprint
Cape Town : Juta, 1960
Edition
2nd ed
Descript
400 p ; 25 cm
CONTENT
The General principles of criminal law: The Nature of crime -- The Mental element in crime -- Extensions of criminal responsibility -- Degrees of participation in crime -- Defences to a criminal charge -- Specific offences: Offences against person and reputation -- Offences against religion, decency or morality -- Offences relating to property -- Offences against the state -- Offences relating to the administration of justice -- Criminial procedure: Union jurisdiction -- Superior courts and their jurisdiction -- Inferior courts and their jurisdiction -- The Prosecution of crime -- Securing the attendance of the accused: and the seizure and disposal of property connected with offences -- Bail -- Preparatory examination -- Indictments and charges -- Procedure before and at, arraignment -- Course of trial after arraignment -- Punishment, prevention, compensation and confiscation -- Review in criminal matters -- Appeal -- Evidence: Nature, classification and rules of evidence -- Wiitnesses and the production of testimony -- Relevancy and admissibility -- The Sufficiency of evidence