Archbold Criminal Pleading, Evidence and Practice


Archbold Criminal Pleading, Evidence and Practice is the leading practitioners' text for criminal lawyers in England & Wales and several other common law jurisdictions around the world.
It has been in publication since 1822, when it was first written by John Frederick Archbold, and is currently published by Sweet & Maxwell, a subsidiary of Thomson Reuters. Forty-three revisions were published prior to 1992 and since then it has been published annually. Its authority is such that it is often quoted in court.
The team of authors is made up of experienced barristers, QCs and judges, headed up by general editor P.J. Richardson QC, an experienced barrister who has overseen each edition of Archbold since 1982.

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As far as it covers procedure and practice, Archbold refers to that of the Crown Court. A separate volume, Archbold Magistrates' Courts Criminal Practice covers the Magistrates' Courts.