Notice of appeal or application by convicted or accused person A convicted person who wishes to appeal to the Court of Appeal in criminal proceedings shall lodge with the Registrar a notice of appeal in the Form No. 9. The completed notice lodged shall answer the questions and comply with the requirements of that form. An appeal against a conviction may be argued only on […]
Rights of Appeal A person who is convicted of an offence enjoys a right of appeal to a higher court. District Court convictions may be appealed to the Circuit Court. Circuit Criminal Court Special Criminal Court and Central Criminal Court convictions may be appealed to the Court of Appeal (formerly the Court of Criminal Appeal). There is the possibility of a further right of appeal […]
Retrials The rule against double jeopardy is the ancient common law rule that a person may not be punished, tried twice for the same offence. The Criminal Procedure Act 2010 changed the principle against double jeopardy in relation to some kinds of cases in exceptional circumstances. The provisions in respect of retrials apply only to a limited category of very serious offences. They include murder, […]
Appeal to Supreme Court Formerly the courts held there was a direct right of appeal from the Central Criminal Court to the Supreme Court as well as to the Court of Appeal. This anomaly was abolished in 1993. It arose because the Central Criminal Court is technically the High Court so that the constitutional right of appeal was held to apply and had not been […]
District Court Appeals A person who is convicted of an offence enjoys a right of appeal to a higher court. District Court convictions may be appealed to the Circuit Court. Circuit Criminal Court Special Criminal Court and Central Criminal Court convictions may be appealed to the Court of Appeal (formerly the Court of Criminal Appeal). There is the possibility of a further right of appeal […]