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01 December 1996

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Juries on Trial Marcia Hutchinson. Chartist 160 (May-June) 1996, pp14-15. This article "questions the fairness of the British Criminal Justice system for black defendants."

Police right of entry to private premises Michael Griffiths, Police Journal Vol. LXIX No. 2 (April-June) 1996. Article on the power the police have to enter private premises without a warrant that concludes: "It is quite clear that there is a right enjoyed by police to enter any premises if they anticipate a breach of the peace is about to occur."

Disclosure and admissibility of evidence in the magistrates' court Jo Cooper. Legal Action June 1996 pp17-19. This article considers recent cases.

Parliamentary debates

Sentencing Commons 3.4.96. cols 389-404 Crime and Sentencing Lords 3.4.96. cols 343-356 Offensive Weapons Bill Commons 26.4.96. cols 669-723 Crime: sentencing policy Lords 23.5.96. cols. 1025-1076

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