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Commentary on the Criminal Procedure Act: Du Toit and others.  \nPublished Year: 2023 , Edition: Revision Service 70: Du Toit E, De Jager F, Paizes A, St Quintin-Skeen A, Van der Merwe S and Terblanche S  \n2. Hiemstra`s Commentary on Criminal Procedure Act.  \nPublisher: LexisNexis South Africa: Albert Kruger  \n3. Principles of Evidence.  \nPublished Year: 2023 , 5th Edition: Schwikkard PJ, Mosaka TB, Visser J, Whitear-Nel N and Singh N  \n4. Snyman’s Criminal Law 7th Ed  \nPublisher: LexisNexis South Africa: Kallie Snyman and Shannon Vaughn Hoctor  \n5. A Guide to Bail Applications.  \nPublished Year: 2018 , 2nd Edition: Mokoena MT  \n6. Recent Cases: Sentencing  \nSouth African Journal of Criminal Justice , Volume Number: 35 , Issue: Part 3  \nPublished Year: 2022 : Terblanche, S.  \nCitation: (2022) 35 SACJ 412  \n7. Prosecution Policy Directives.  \n8. African Criminal Law and Procedure Volume III: Statutory Offences CD-Rom and Intranet: ISSN 2218–127X Internet: ISSN 2218–113X Jutastat e-publication S V Hoctor, M G Cowling, J R L Milton Snyman’s Criminal Law seventh edition, Justice College notes, SAFLII.  \n9. Justice College note: A selective discussion of the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act, 1992 (Act 140 of 1992) by B J King, Updated by J P Nordier 2021.  \n10. LAWSA: Evidence (Volume 18-Third Edition) DP Van Der Merwe.  \n11. Criminal Matters Amendment Act 18 of 2015  \n12. Domestic Violence Act 116 of 1998, Domestic Violence Amendment Act 14 of 2021 Criminal and Related Matters Amendment Act 12 of 2021  \n13. Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act 32 of 2007; Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act 13 of 2021.  \n14. Child Justice Act 75 of 2008.  \nCONTENTS Pages  \nIntroduction 5  \nPart I  \nBasic Principles of Criminal Law 7-22  \nCommon Law Crimes 22-38  \nStatutory Offences 38-84  \nPart II  \nThe Law of Evidence 86 – 139  \nModern Technology and how this impacts on:  \nThe Presentation of Evidence 140-152  \nPart III  \nThe Criminal Procedure Act 154-418  \nPart IV  \nSentencing 419-461  \nINTRODUCTION  \nThe purpose of this study guide is to prepare you with the basic principles required to ensure that every criminal case is properly presented before a criminal court.  \nThe triad consisting of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure and Law of Evidence is the foundation to achieve the success of presenting Evidence.  \n• Criminal law provides for offences and lays the foundations as to what elements are required in respect of specific offences.  \n• Criminal procedure lays down the procedure to follow in respect of the evidence secured for presentation.  \n• Law of Evidence deals with the admissibility and relevance of the evidence to be presented at court.  \nFrom the onset is important to note that these aspects are interlinked and cannot work in isolation. Throughout this guide there will be multiple references to the linkage between these three facets of law.  \nPART I  \nINTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL  \nLAW  \n-6-  \nA. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL LAW  \n1. Requirements for Legality  \nWhen dealing with criminal liability the first question that needs to be asked in determining somebody’s criminal liability","cbCaihNCIv1Kq4L9","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihNCIv1Kq4L9","pdf",3598393,462,"English","# Introduction\n## Basic principles overview\n# Part I\n## Introduction to Criminal Law\n## Requirements for Legality\n## Conduct and Voluntariness\n# Part II\n## The Law of Evidence\n## Modern Technology and the Presentation of Evidence\n# Part III\n## The Criminal Procedure Act\n# Part IV\n## Sentencing","[{\"question\":\"What is the main purpose of the study guide for the Aspirant Prosecutor Programme?\",\"answer\":\"To prepare applicants with the basic principles needed to ensure criminal cases are properly presented before a criminal court. 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