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• Criminal Cases Review Commission — an investigative body for England and Wales with power to review alleged miscarriages of justice. It cannot itself quash convictions but may remit cases to the Court of Appeal. There is a Scottish equivalent – the Scottish Criminal Cases Review… …   Law dictionary

• Criminal Cases Review Commission — a British organization, set up in 1997, that investigates cases where it is believed a person might have been wrongfully convicted of a crime …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Criminal Cases Review Commission — The Criminal Cases Review Commission is an non departmental public body set up following the Royal Commission on Criminal Justice itself a continuation of the May Inquiry. It aims to investigate possible miscarriages of justice in England, Wales… …   Wikipedia

• Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission — The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC) is a non departmental public body in Scotland, established by the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (as amended by the Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997).The Commission has the… …   Wikipedia

• Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission — a body set up by the Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1992 with power to investigate miscarriages of justice and refer them to the Appeal Court. It has no power to quash convictions itself. Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001 …   Law dictionary

• criminal calendar — The list of criminal cases to be called in court on a particular day. The parties charged and their attorneys are given a written notice of the time and place to appear. The criminal calendar may include arraignments, bail settings, cases… …   Law dictionary

• criminal court — ➔ court1 * * * criminal court UK US noun [C] ► LAW a law court that deals with criminal cases …   Financial and business terms

• Criminal justice system of Japan — Three basic features of Japan s system of criminal justice characterize its operations. First, the institutions police, government prosecutor s offices, courts, and correctional organs maintain close and cooperative relations with each other,… …   Wikipedia

• criminal law — the laws of a state or country dealing with criminal offenses and their punishments. [1580 90] * * * Body of law that defines criminal offenses, regulates the apprehension, charging, and trial of suspected offenders, and fixes punishment for… …   Universalium

• Criminal Justice Act 2003 — The Criminal Justice Act 2003[1] (c.44) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is a wide ranging measure introduced to modernise many areas of the criminal justice system in England and Wales and, to a lesser extent, in Scotland… …   Wikipedia

• Criminal Investigation Department — Charles Vincent, founder of the Metropolitan Police CID The Crime Investigation Department (CID) is the branch of all Territorial police forces within the British Police and many other Commonwealth police forces, to which plain clothes detectives …   Wikipedia