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Section 16: Disposal of appeal under s. 15.

Criminal Appeal Act 1968 · 1968 c. 19View on legislation.gov.uk

Part I: Appeal to Court of Appeal in Criminal Cases

The Court of Appeal—

shall allow an appeal under section 15 of this Act against a finding if they think that the finding is unsafe; and
shall dismiss such an appeal in any other case.

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Where the Court of Appeal allow an appeal under section 15 of this Act against a finding that the appellant is under a disability—

the appellant may be tried accordingly for the offence with which he was charged; and
the Court may, subject to section 25 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, make such orders as appear to them necessary or expedient pending any such trial for his custody, release on bail or continued detention under the Mental Health Act 1983;

and Schedule 3 to this Act has effect for applying provisions in Part III of that Act to persons in whose case an order is made by the Court under this subsection.

Where, otherwise than in a case falling within subsection (3) above, the Court of Appeal allow an appeal under section 15 of this Act against a finding that the appellant did the act or made the omission charged against him, the Court shall, in addition to quashing the finding, direct a verdict of acquittal to be recorded (but not a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity).

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