Criminal procedure handbook / T. Geldenhuys [and three others] ; editor: J.J. Joubert.

"Legal developments (as far as case law and statutory amendments are concerned) up to March 2013 are covered in this work."--Preface.

Includes indexes.

Part I. Selected general principles of the law of criminal procedure -- A basic introduction to criminal procedure -- The criminal courts of the Republic -- The prosecution of crime -- The right to legal assistance -- The accused : his presence as a party -- Part II. The criminal process -- Phase one: Pre-trial criminal procedure -- The exercise of powers and the vindication of individual rights -- Securing the attendance of the accused at the trial -- Interrogation, interception and establishing the bodily features of a person -- Search and seizure -- Bail and other forms of release -- Pre-trial examinations -- Phase two: The trial -- Indictments and charge sheets -- The trial courts -- Arraignment and plea of an accused -- Miscellaneous matters relating to the trial -- Joinder and separation of trials -- Trial principles and the course of the criminal trial -- The verdict -- Phase three: The sentence -- The sentence -- Phase four: Post-verdict and post-sentence remedies -- Review -- Appeal -- Mercy, indemnity and free pardon -- Appendix -- References to the Criminal Procedure Act -- References to the Child Justice Act -- References to the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 -- References to the Superior Courts Act -- Subject index.