Reasons to doubt wrongful convictions and the Criminal Cases Review Commission

By:

Hoyle, Carolyn

Contributor(s):

Sato, Mai

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Oxford monographs on criminal law and justice | Oxford scholarship onlinePublication details: 2019 London Oxford University PressDescription: 1 online resource illustrations (black and white)ISBN:

9780191836022

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Additional physical formats: Print version :: No titleDDC classification:

347.42012 23 HO-R

LOC classification:

KD8464

Online resources:

Oxford scholarship online

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Home library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Electronic-Books	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus	E-Books Perpetual	347.42012 HO-R (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		700283

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.

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