Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal

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The Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal is a senior appellate court in England and Wales that hears appeals in criminal cases from the Crown Court and certain other tribunals.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf appellate court
court in England and Wales
court of law
alsoKnownAs Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) NERFINISHED
appellateTo Supreme Court of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
appliesLaw criminal law of England and Wales
criminal procedure rules of England and Wales
canOrder quashing of conviction
retrial
substitution of conviction
variation of sentence
composition High Court judges
Lord Justices of Appeal NERFINISHED
senior circuit judges
country England and Wales NERFINISHED
courtType senior appellate court
establishedUnder Judicature Acts framework NERFINISHED
handles appeals against conviction
appeals against sentence
criminal appeals
references by the Attorney General
references by the Criminal Cases Review Commission
hasAuthorityOver criminal appeals from the Crown Court in England and Wales
hasDivision full court
single judge
headedBy Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales NERFINISHED
hearsAppealsFrom Crown Court NERFINISHED
certain tribunals
jurisdiction England and Wales
language English
legalBasis Criminal Appeal Act 1968 NERFINISHED
Senior Courts Act 1981 NERFINISHED
legalSystem legal system of England and Wales
levelOfCourt intermediate appellate court
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity England NERFINISHED
London NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
location Royal Courts of Justice, London NERFINISHED
partOf Court of Appeal of England and Wales NERFINISHED
Senior Courts of England and Wales NERFINISHED
presidingJudge Vice-President of the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) NERFINISHED
sitsAt Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) courtrooms
standardOfReview interests of justice
safety of conviction
subdivisionOf Court of Appeal of England and Wales NERFINISHED
subjectMatter criminal law

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Senior Courts of England and Wales includesDivision Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal
Civil Division contrastedWith Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal
subject surface form: Civil Division of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales
this entity surface form: Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales
Lord Justice of Appeal positionIn Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal
Criminal Appeal Act 1995 givesPowerTo Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal
this entity surface form: Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Criminal justice system of England and Wales hasPart Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal
this entity surface form: Court of Appeal of England and Wales (Criminal Division)
Preston Crown Court higherCourt Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal
this entity surface form: Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)