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Different routes of appeal available to both the defence and prosecution in a case of theft
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Different routes of appeal available to both the defence and prosecution in a case of theft The purpose f an appeal is to ensure that the defendant is protected from nay miscarriage of justice and that there is uniform development of the law. The appeal system serves to detect any cases where there has been wrongful conviction at an early stage so that any injustice can be properly remedied. Theft is a triable-either-way offence and so can be dealt with in both the Magistrates court and the Crown court depending on which court the defendant chooses his/her case to be heard in. Depending upon the court hearings outcome there are several routes of appeal that can be taken both by the defendant and prosecution in an attempt to, in some way, amend the outcome be it the conviction or sentence. There are various appeal routes from the magistrates' courts. The route...
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