Criminal Appeals
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Bentley plea marks start of justice watchdog (The Times, March 31)
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Agency is swamped by cases of wrongful conviction (The Times, April 9)
- The Criminal Cases Review Commission - one year on (New Law Journal, August 7 and 14)
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Why the wheels of justice grind so slowly (The Times, March 30)
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Reforms raise prospect of new Lawrence trial (The Times, October 12)
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Why the double jeopardy rule should be retained (The Times, October 12)
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Acquittals may be subject to appeal (The Times, November 30)
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The Crown may get new right of appeal (The Times, November 30)
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New clues could lead to murder retrials (Independent, 26 January)
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DPP calls for retrial option in acquittals (The Times, January 26)
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Lawyers resist efforts to retry 'Lawrence 5' (Independent, 9 February)
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Let's leave politics out of double jeopardy debate (The Times, May 23)
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Home Secretary announces prosecution right of appeal review (Home Office, 24 May 2000)
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Committee backs Hague on double jeopardy (Independent, 9 June)
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New powers to challenge sentences (The Times, July 25)
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A right of appeal (The Times, July 25)
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Prosecutors may be given right to appeal (Independent, 25 July)
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Review body asked to assess 4,000 cases (The Times, August 5)
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Jury directions designed to ensure fair trial, R v Francom, Court of Appeal, (The Times Law Report, October 24)
