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To what extent is this a reflection of the approach of the Court of Appeal to hearing criminal appeals?
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"It is better that ten guilty men are released rather than that one innocent man should be wrongfully imprisoned." To what extent is this a reflection of the approach of the Court of Appeal to hearing criminal appeals? The rights and wrongs of this somewhat inflammatory - and syntactically unsound - statement are more germane to the Court of Appeal's attitude than might initially seem to be the case. Without entering fully into a debate on comparative moral philosophy, examination of the statement in the context of the approach of the Court of Appeal ("the CA") to the task of assessing criminal appeals demands some exploration of the principle, in addition to some understanding of the CA's purpose as an institution. The Criminal Justice Service ("the CJS") homepage gives this basic mission statement: "The overarching aims for the CJS continue to be to reduce crime and the fear of crime and...
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