Blackstone's Criminal Practice 2005 provides a single, well-referenced, and affordable volume of all the material that is truly essential to criminal practice in the magistrates' court and in the Crown Court. Expert commentary of uncompromising quality has ensured the book's position as a leading reference for the criminal practitioner. The 2005 edition has been fully updated and revised to cover developments under the Criminal Justice Act 2003 and the Sexual Offences Act 2003, as well as all relevant case law.A fully-linked CD-ROM, produced in Folio Views, is published alongside the book (0199275335 ), and includes the full text of relevant statutes from 1996-2004, CPS Charging Standards, CPS National Casework Guidelines, and Magistrates' Court Sentencing Guidelines 2004. The book and CD are also available together as a pack (0199275300 VAT).