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The Court of Criminal Appeal consists of a Judge of the Supreme Court and two Judges of the High Court. It hears appeals against conviction or sentence from the Circuit Criminal Court, the Central Criminal Court and the Special Criminal Court and appeals against leniency of sentence only by the Director of Public Prosecutions.

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In an appeal against conviction, the Court of Criminal Appeal may

dismiss the appeal or,
quash the conviction and release the defendant or,
quash the conviction and order a re-trial or,
quash the conviction and, if the person appealing their conviction or sentence is considered to be guilty of some other offence, substitute a verdict and impose a sentence which is not more severe than the original one.

Further information on the Court of Criminal Appeal is available on the Courts Service website.

Page updated: 15 July 2011

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