Book Review: Wolchover and Heaton-Armstrong on Confession Evidence
| DOI | 10.1177/0032258X9707000217 |
| Published date | 01 April 1997 |
| Date | 01 April 1997 |
of technicaldetail - including such esoteric delicacies as insider-
dealing, computer misuse and new ruleson territorial jurisdiction - to a
comprehensible formwhich will be receivedby practitionerswith a degree
of glee normallyassociated with Christmas.
WOLCHOVERAND HEATON-ARMSTRONG ON CONFESSION
EVIDENCE, Sweet &Maxwell (Criminal Law Library).
Hardback
£99.
A new title for the Criminal Law Librarywrittenby two experienced
barristers, David Wolchover and Anthony Heaton-Armstrong, both of
Grays Inn.
The authors point out that there have beenonly two treatises dedicated
to confessions under the criminal law of England: one in 1842, now chiefly
of historical interest,andPeter Mirfield'sConfessions, published in 1985
by Sweet &Maxwell. The latter contains much that remains extremely
valuable and the writers haverelied heavilyon his commentary, but with
the mass oflitigation brought about by thePolice and Criminal Evidence
Act1984, it becameobvious thata new,in-depth studywas required.This
dedicated work, therefore, is designedto satisfy all the requirements ofbusy
practitioners and includes the historical background to developments as
well as a skilfulanalysis bothof thelaw itselfand the case-law decisions
which have arisen fromit.
The scheme of the bookreflects the chronologyof the criminal process
and injust five chapters the whole gamutis covered. ChapterI is a general
examination of the nature of confessions as an instrument of establishing
guilt; ch.2 embraces themeans bywhich the confession is obtained; ch.3
describes the criminal processand how the confessionwas recorded,which
includes a review of theolder methods used; ch.4 deals with the exclusion
of confessions; andch.5 covers thedifficult questionof the extentto which
the courts may permit the defendant'ssilenceto be treatedas evidence in
support of the accusation.
Excellent value for a scholarlytreatise by acknowledgedauthorities on
PACE.
MITCHELL, TAYLOR AND TALBOT ON CONFISCA
nON
AND
THE
PROCEEDS OF CRIME, 2nd edn, Sweet &Maxwell (Criminal
Law Library).
Hardback
£99.
Legislative changes and significantdecisions in the courts have necessitated
the production of a second editionof this finebook,which practitioners,
investigators, membersof the judiciary et alwill warmly welcomebecause
of the coherent pathway thatit cutsthroughthelegalthickets.
PART I
Beginning with a chapter that provides an historical perspective from feudal
times to today, theauthors proceedto deal comprehensively,but concisely,
with all aspects of law, practice and procedure relating to this complex
subject, incorporating new legislation -including aconsolidated Part VI
of the Criminal JusticeAct1988, and theDrug TraffickingAct1994 - and
all relevant case-law. Chapter 10 (of 12) underthe heading "Forfeiture,
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