Chapter VIII - RECIPROCAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR ASSISTANCE IN CERTAIN MATTERS AND PROCEDURE FOR ATTACHMENT AND FORFEITURE OF PROPERTY (From Section 111 to Section 124)
Power of High Court to confirm or alter sentences, annul convictions, order retrial, or acquit while preserving appeal rights. Power of the High Court to review cases submitted for confirmation permits three dispositions: confirmation of sentence or imposition of any other law warranted sentence; annulment of conviction with power to convict for offences the Court of Session might have convicted or to order a new trial on the same or amended charge; or acquittal. Any confirmation order is subject to the expiry of the appeal period or disposal of an appeal presented within that period.
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Power of High Court to confirm or alter sentences, annul convictions, order retrial, or acquit while preserving appeal rights.
Power of the High Court to review cases submitted for confirmation permits three dispositions: confirmation of sentence or imposition of any other law warranted sentence; annulment of conviction with power to convict for offences the Court of Session might have convicted or to order a new trial on the same or amended charge; or acquittal. Any confirmation order is subject to the expiry of the appeal period or disposal of an appeal presented within that period.
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