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Criminal Cases Review Commission
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)
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