Archbold Criminal Pleading, Evidence and Practice (usually called simply Archbold) is a leadingIncorporated Council Of Law Reporting practitioners' text book for the practice of criminal law in the Crown Court of England and Wales. It is also referred to and used in several other common law jurisdictions around the world.

Archbold has been in publication since 1822, when it was first written by John Frederick Archbold. It is currently published by Sweet & Maxwell, a subsidiary of Thomson Reuters.Sweet & Maxwell page for Archbold 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 solicitors, barristers, King's Counsel and judges.

Editors and editions

Editors Editions Dates J. F. Archbold 1st – 3rd eds 1822–1829 John Jervis 4th – 9th eds 1831–1843 William Newland Welsby 10th – 15th eds 1846–1862 W. Bruce 16th – 21st eds 1867–1893 W. F. CraiesG. Stephenson 22nd – 23rd eds 1900–1905 W. F. CraiesH. D. Roome 24th ed. 1910 H. D. RoomeR. E. Ross 25th – 27th eds 1918–1927 R. E. RossT. R. F. Butler 28th – 29th eds 1931–1934 R. E. RossM. Turner 30th ed. 1938 T. R. F. ButlerM. Garsia 31st – 37th eds 1943–1969 T. R. F. ButlerS. G. Mitchell 38th ed. 1973 S. G. Mitchell (editor)J. H. Buzzard (consultant editor)T. R. F. Butler (consultant editor) 39th ed. 1976 S. G. Mitchell (editor)J. H. Buzzard (consultant editor) 40th ed. 1979 S. G. Mitchell (editor) J. H. Buzzard (consultant editor)P. J. Richardson (assistant editor) 41st ed. 1982 S. G. Mitchell (editor)P. J. Richardson (editor)J. H. Buzzard (consultant editor) 42nd ed 1985 S. G. Mitchell (editor)P. J. Richardson (editor)D. A. Thomas (sentencing editor) 43rd ed. 1988 P. J. Richardson (editor)S. G. Mitchell (consultant editor)D. A. Thomas (sentencing editor)and a team of practitioner editors 1992 P. J. Richardson (editor)D. A. Thomas (sentencing editor)and a team of practitioner editors 1993–2007 P. J. Richardson (editor)and a team of practitioner editors 2008–2018 M. Lucraft (editor)and a team of practitioner editors 2019–

Related publications

A separate work, Archbold Magistrates' Courts Criminal Practice (usually called simply Archbold Magistrates) covers the criminal jurisdiction of magistrates' courts and youth courts of England and Wales. It also provides coverage of a number of civil orders which complement the criminal jurisdiction of those courts.Sweet & Maxwell, Archbold Magistrates' Courts Criminal Practice 2025, accessed 16 February 2025 , Archbold Magistrates is in its 21st edition.

A further work, Archbold: International Criminal Courts covers the practice, procedure and rules of evidence applicable to international criminal tribunals, including the International Criminal Court.Sweet & Maxwell, Archbold: International Criminal Courts, accessed 16 February 2025 The fifth and most recent edition of this work was published in 2018.

See also Bibliography of English criminal law Blackstone's Criminal Practice

References

External links The 1st edition of Archbold (1822), from Google Books . The 1st American edition of this book (1824), from Google Books . The 4th edition of this book (1831), from Google Books The 5th American edition of this book (1846), from Google Books The 12th edition of this book, republished (with accretions and along with another book by Archbold) in Waterman's Archbold (1853), volume 1 and volume 2 , from Google Books. The 23rd edition of this book from Internet Archive.