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  1. Return to English Legal System 3e Student resources

Chapter 16 Self-test questions

. The decisions of magistrates' courts in criminal cases can be appealed to which of the following courts? Please select all that apply.

. Where a defendant appeals to the Crown Court against sentence, the Crown Court has no power to increase the sentence.

. Either the prosecution or the defence may appeal by way of case stated against a decision of a magistrates' court.

. A defendant who is convicted in the Crown Court following trial on indictment may appeal against either conviction or sentence to the _____ __ ______.

. The Court of Appeal must allow an appeal against conviction if it concludes that the conviction is ______.

. Where a defendant appeals against a sentence imposed by the Crown Court, the Court of Appeal has the power to increase the sentence.

. The Court of Appeal is entitled to receive fresh evidence on an appeal against conviction in a criminal case.

. Which test(s) does the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) apply in deciding whether to refer a case to the Court of Appeal? Please select all that apply.

. Which of the following are possible avenues of appeal in a civil case?

. An appeal in a civil case which is transferred from the original appeal court to the Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court is known as a ________ appeal.

. A party to civil proceedings who wishes to appeal can do so as of right and does not require permission.

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