The Criminal Case Review Commission

by Mai Sato and Carolyn Hoyle

This book reveals what happens to applications for post-conviction review when those in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland who believe they are wrongfully convicted apply to the Criminal Cases Review Commission, the only body that can refer a case back to the Court of Appeal once appellants' opportunities for direct appeal are exhausted. While the Court is obliged to hear all such referrals, the Commission can only refer a case where it believes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198794576
• ISBN13: 9780198794578
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 406 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"