VPRS 5362 Criminal Appeal Book

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 records of 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. Each case was given a consecutive number with details of the name of the appellant (and some notation of whether the person was in gaol or on bail), the respondent (the Crown), the names of the legal representatives of each party, the date of the receipt of the appeal, the Court appealed from and the judge before whom the person was tried, the dates of receipt of compulsory documents such as the report and notes of the trial judge (Crimes Act S599) and the judgment of the Full Court.Details of appeals by the Crown against sentences or convictions may be found in VPRS 5374 Full Court Book. Further details of hearings in the Full Court may be found in VPRS 5385 Full Court Minute Book.

1914年《刑事上诉法》（Criminal Appeal Act 1914）明确了基于特定理由并满足一定条件时，可向最高法院全体法官法庭（Full Court of the Supreme Court）提起上诉的权利，该法后续被纳入1915年《刑法》（Crimes Act 1915）第五编第592条至第609条。经公诉程序被定罪者，可提交上诉通知或上诉许可申请通知。该法除明确上诉理由与审理规则外，还规定了上诉程序及需从原审程序中调取的文件材料。本系列档案包含最高法院全体法官法庭审理的上诉案件记录，上诉来源涵盖普通诉讼法庭（1968年起并入郡法院）的裁决，以及最高法院行使刑事管辖权所审理的案件。每起案件均配有连续编号，详情包括上诉人姓名（附带部分关于当事人是否在押或保释的标注）、被上诉人（王室）、双方诉讼代理人姓名、上诉受理日期、上诉来源法院及原审审判法官、原审法官报告与庭审笔录等强制文件的受理日期（详见《刑法》第599条），以及最高法院全体法官法庭的判决结果。王室针对量刑或定罪提起的上诉详情，可查阅VPRS 5374 全院合议庭案卷；最高法院全体法官法庭庭审的更多细节，则可查阅VPRS 5385 全院合议庭庭审笔录簿。