Section 12: Appeal against verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity.

Criminal Appeal Act 1968 · 1968 c.19

Part I: Appeal to Court of Appeal in Criminal Cases

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A person in whose case there is returned a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity may appeal to the Court of Appeal against the verdict—

(a) with the leave of the Court of Appeal; or

(b) if, within 28 days from the date of the verdict, the judge of the court of trial grants a certificate that the case is fit for appeal.

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