Reasons to doubt wrongful convictions and the Criminal Cases Review Commission
Hoyle, Carolyn
Reasons to doubt wrongful convictions and the Criminal Cases Review Commission - London Oxford University Press 2019 - 1 online resource illustrations (black and white). - Oxford monographs on criminal law and justice Oxford scholarship online . - Oxford monographs on criminal law and justice. Oxford scholarship online. .
Previously issued in print: 2019.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This text reveals what happens to applications for post-conviction review when those in England and Wales who consider themselves to have been wrongfully convicted, and have exhausted direct appeal processes, apply to have their case assessed by the Criminal Cases Review Commission. It presents the findings of the first thorough empirical study of decision-making and the use of discretion within the Commission. It shows how the Commission exercises its discretionary powers in identifying and investigating possible wrongful convictions for rehearing by the Court of Appeal.
Specialized.
9780191836022
Great Britain. Criminal Cases Review Commission.
Judicial error--England.
Judicial error--Wales.
KD8464
347.42012 / HO-R
Reasons to doubt wrongful convictions and the Criminal Cases Review Commission - London Oxford University Press 2019 - 1 online resource illustrations (black and white). - Oxford monographs on criminal law and justice Oxford scholarship online . - Oxford monographs on criminal law and justice. Oxford scholarship online. .
Previously issued in print: 2019.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This text reveals what happens to applications for post-conviction review when those in England and Wales who consider themselves to have been wrongfully convicted, and have exhausted direct appeal processes, apply to have their case assessed by the Criminal Cases Review Commission. It presents the findings of the first thorough empirical study of decision-making and the use of discretion within the Commission. It shows how the Commission exercises its discretionary powers in identifying and investigating possible wrongful convictions for rehearing by the Court of Appeal.
Specialized.
9780191836022
Great Britain. Criminal Cases Review Commission.
Judicial error--England.
Judicial error--Wales.
KD8464
347.42012 / HO-R