Court of Criminal Appeal
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The Court of Criminal Appeal is the highest criminal appellate court in New South Wales, responsible for hearing appeals against criminal convictions and sentences.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Court of Criminal Appeal (New South Wales) | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court of record
ⓘ
criminal appellate court ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | NSW Court of Criminal Appeal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appealTo | High Court of Australia (by special leave) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
District Court of New South Wales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Local Court of New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ single judges of the Supreme Court of New South Wales ⓘ |
| canDetermine | questions of law reserved from criminal trials ⓘ |
| canGrant | leave to appeal in certain matters ⓘ |
| canIssue | precedent binding on lower New South Wales courts ⓘ |
| canOrder | new criminal trial ⓘ |
| canQuash | criminal convictions ⓘ |
| canSubstitute | different sentence within lawful range ⓘ |
| canVary | criminal sentences ⓘ |
| compositionIncludes |
Chief Justice of New South Wales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
judges of appeal ⓘ other judges of the Supreme Court of New South Wales ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| courtType | appellate court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decidesOn |
appeals against criminal convictions
ⓘ
appeals against criminal sentences ⓘ |
| establishedBy | New South Wales legislation ⓘ |
| governs | appeals under the Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act and related statutes ⓘ |
| handles |
Crown appeals against sentence
ⓘ
convicted person appeals against conviction ⓘ convicted person appeals against sentence ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | indictable criminal matters in New South Wales ⓘ |
| hearsAppealsFrom |
District Court of New South Wales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Supreme Court of New South Wales (trial division) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestJurisdictionLevel | highest criminal appellate court in New South Wales ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea | criminal law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| location | Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maySitAs | five-judge bench in significant cases ⓘ |
| partOf | Supreme Court of New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed | State of New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reviews |
errors of fact in criminal trials
ⓘ
errors of law in criminal trials ⓘ |
| sitsAt | Law Courts Building, Queens Square, Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardOfReview | whether there has been a miscarriage of justice ⓘ |
| state | New South Wales ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | serious criminal offences ⓘ |
| subjectToReviewBy | High Court of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalPanelSize | three judges ⓘ |
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