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Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) Act 1980, Section 5 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 08 November 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

5 Appeal against conviction on special verdict.U.K.

(1)This section applies on an appeal against conviction where the jury have found a special verdict.

(2)If the Court of Appeal considers that a wrong conclusion has been arrived at by the court of trial as to the effect of the jury’s verdict the Court may, instead of allowing the appeal, order such conclusion to be recorded as appears to it to be in law required by the verdict, and pass such sentence in substitution for the sentence passed at the trial as may be warranted in law by the verdict so substituted.

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