About the Court of Appeal Criminal Division
The court hears appeals from proceedings in the Crown Court - Appeals against:
•convictions in the Crown Court
•sentences given by the Crown Court (even if the conviction was in a magistrate’s court)
•confiscation orders imposed by the Crown Court
For all these cases the court also handle applications for permission ('leave') to appeal.
The court also hear other types of appeal from proceedings in the Crown Court, including cases referred by the Attorney General where there is concern that the sentence given by the Crown Court may have been too lenient (See.
Unduly lenient sentence statistics).
The court also hear appeals from decisions made by 'service courts' (military courts) and are known as the 'Court Martial Appeal Court'.
Together with the Civil Division, one of 2 divisions of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales. The Court of Appeal is the second most senior court in England and Wales.
The court is are based at the Royal Courts of Justice in London. Cases are heard by Lords Justices of Appeal or, in some cases, High Court judges.
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