New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

The Court also hears appeals lodged by the Crown regarding the adequacy of a sentence.It may also grant leave to appeal in cases where the severity or adequacy of the sentence is challenged.Typically each bench comprises at least two judges of the Common Law Division.[2]: 6  Single judges hear sentence appeals from the Drug Court.Appeals against convictions were approximately 27 per cent in 2018 and, in recent years have showed a trend towards increasing complexity, impacting on Court time and resources.
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