VPRS 16239 Outward Letters, Prothonotary of the Supreme Court, Criminal Appeal

The right of appeal to the Full Court of the Supreme Court on specified grounds and with certain conditions was defined in the Criminal Appeal Act 1914, subsequently incorporated into the Crimes Act 1915 (Part V, Sections 592 - 609). Persons convicted on indictment could file notice to appeal, or notice of seeking leave to appeal. As well as specifying the grounds for appeal and how they were to be determined, the Act also laid down the procedures to be used and the documentation to be requested from the original trial.This series contains the outward letters of the Prothonotary of the Supreme Court relating to appeals heard by the Full Court from decisions of the Court of General Sessions (from 1968 incorporated as part of the County Court) and the criminal jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. The volume contains copies of notices of appeal and notices of applications for leave to appeal against conviction to the Attorney General, the Governor of Prisons, and Government Shorthand Writer.Details of appeals by the Crown against sentences or convictions may be found in VPRS 5362 Criminal Appeal Book, VPRS 5374 Full Court Book. Further details of hearings in the Full Court may be found in VPRS 5385 Full Court Minute Book.