Criminal Cases Review Commission

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The Criminal Cases Review Commission is the independent public body set up to investigate possible miscarriages of justice in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The Commission assesses whether convictions or sentences should be referred to a court of appeal.

Statistics as of July 31 2006[1]

  • 8856 total applications to the Commission
  • 271 cases still open
  • 422 actively being worked on
  • 8163 cases completed (including ineligible) with 337 referrals to the Court of Appeal
  • 287 cases heard by the Court of Appeal (198 quashed, 87 upheld, 2 reserved)

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  1. ^ "http://www.ccrc.gov.uk/cases/case_44.htm

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