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Criminal Cases Review (Insanity) Act 1999

Consolidated Text As Enacted Cited authorities 32 Cited in Amendments 9 Related
Vincent
JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Citation1999 c. 25
(1) Where a verdict was returned in England and Wales or Northern Ireland to the effect that a person was guilty of the act or omission charged against him but was insane at the time, the Criminal Cases Review Commission may at any time refer the verdict to the Court of Appeal if subsection (2) below applies.the Commission so consider because of an argument, or evidence, not raised in the proceedings which led to the verdict, orit appears to the Commission that there are exceptional circumstances which justify the making of the reference.(3) Section 14 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1995 (supplementary provision about the reference of a verdict) shall apply in relation to a reference under subsection (1) above as it applies in relation to references under section 9 or 10 of that Act.(1) A reference under section 1(1) above of a verdict returned in England and Wales in the case of a person shall be treated for all purposes as an appeal by the person under section 12 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968.as if references to the verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity were to the verdict referred under section 1(1) above,

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