ORDER 86C APPEALS AND OTHER APPLICATIONS TO THE COURT OF APPEAL IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS COMMENCEMENT OF APPEALS AND APPLICATIONS BY CONVICTED OR ACCUSED PERSON 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]