Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (c. 19)

Part I E+W Appeal to Court of Appeal in Criminal Cases

Appeal against conviction on indictment E+W

1 Right of appeal. E+W

(1) [F1 Subject to subsection (3) below] a person convicted of an offence on indictment may appeal to the Court of Appeal against his conviction.

(2) The appeal may be—

(a) on any ground which involves a question of law alone; and

(b) with the leave of the Court of Appeal, on any ground which involves a question of fact alone, or a question of mixed law and fact, or on any other ground which appears to the Court of Appeal to be a sufficient ground of appeal;

but if the judge of the court of trial grants a certificate that the case is fit for appeal on a ground which involves a question of fact, or a question of mixed law and fact, an appeal lies under this section without the leave of the Court of Appeal.

[F2 (3) Where a person is convicted before the Crown Court of a scheduled offence it shall not be open to him to appeal to the Court of Appeal against the conviction on the ground that the decision of the court which committed him for trial as to the value involved was mistaken.

(4) In subsection (3) above “scheduled offence” and “the value involved” have the same meanings as they have in section 22 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (certain offences against property to be tried summarily if value of property or damage is small).]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words inserted by Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43), Sch. 7 para. 71(a)

F2 S. 1(3)(4) inserted by the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43), Sch. 7 para. 71(b)