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Court of Criminal Appeal
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The Court of Criminal Appeal is the name of an existing court of Scotland and a historic court in England and Wales.
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The Court of Criminal Appeal was an English appellate court for criminal cases established by the Judicature Act 1873. It superseded the Court for Crown Cases Reserved. In 1966 the Court of Criminal Appeal was superseded by the Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.
In Scotland, when the High Court of Justiciary hears criminal appeals, it is known as the Court of Criminal Appeal.
The Court of Criminal Appeal hears cases which have been appealed from The Circuit Court, Central Criminal Court and Special Criminal Court. It is made up of 3 Judges and it has a majority decision. Leave to appeal will only be given where there is a disagreement on a point of law. an exception can be made when new evidence becomes available which could not have been presented before the original court.