Criminal Appeal System

• The criminal courts system provides potential appeal routes for defendants in all cases and the prosecution in some case. It does not matter if you initially pleaded guilty or not guilty
• A judge will look at an appeal application and decide whether to grant or refuse an appeal
• Within how many days must an appeal be made of either the sentence or conviction?

  27 days
• Where can an appeal form be downloaded from?

  The GOV.UK website