Criminal Cases Review Commission

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The Criminal Cases Review Commission is the independent public body set up following the Royal Commission on Criminal Justice itself a continuation of the May Inquiry. It aims 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 February 28 2007^[1]

• 9469 total applications to the Commission
• 265 cases still open
• 454 actively being worked on
• 8653 cases completed (including ineligible) with 356 referrals to the Court of Appeal
• 310 cases heard by the Court of Appeal (218 quashed, 92 upheld)

[edit] Notes

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

[edit] External links

• http://www.ccrc.gov.uk/
• Guide to making applications to the CCRC from United Against Injustice