Court of Criminal Appeal
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The Court of Criminal Appeal is the highest criminal appellate court in New South Wales, responsible for hearing appeals against criminal convictions and sentences.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Court of Criminal Appeal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10614281 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Court of Criminal Appeal Context triple: [Supreme Court of New South Wales, hasDivision, Court of Criminal Appeal]
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A.
High Court of Justice
The High Court of Justice is a superior court of record in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines that handles serious civil and criminal cases and interprets the nation’s laws and constitution.
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B.
Crown Court of England and Wales
The Crown Court of England and Wales is a senior criminal court that handles serious offences, jury trials, and appeals from magistrates’ courts across England and Wales.
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C.
Court of Appeal of England and Wales
The Court of Appeal of England and Wales is a senior appellate court that reviews civil and criminal cases from lower courts and tribunals within England and Wales.
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D.
High Court of Justice of England and Wales
The High Court of Justice of England and Wales is a senior court of record that primarily handles high-value and complex civil cases, as well as important judicial review and appellate matters within the English and Welsh legal system.
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E.
Criminal Appeal Act 1995
The Criminal Appeal Act 1995 is a UK statute that overhauled the criminal appeals system, most notably creating the Criminal Cases Review Commission to investigate potential miscarriages of justice.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Court of Criminal Appeal Target entity description: The Court of Criminal Appeal is the highest criminal appellate court in New South Wales, responsible for hearing appeals against criminal convictions and sentences.
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A.
High Court of Justice
The High Court of Justice is a superior court of record in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines that handles serious civil and criminal cases and interprets the nation’s laws and constitution.
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B.
Crown Court of England and Wales
The Crown Court of England and Wales is a senior criminal court that handles serious offences, jury trials, and appeals from magistrates’ courts across England and Wales.
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C.
Court of Appeal of England and Wales
The Court of Appeal of England and Wales is a senior appellate court that reviews civil and criminal cases from lower courts and tribunals within England and Wales.
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D.
High Court of Justice of England and Wales
The High Court of Justice of England and Wales is a senior court of record that primarily handles high-value and complex civil cases, as well as important judicial review and appellate matters within the English and Welsh legal system.
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E.
Criminal Appeal Act 1995
The Criminal Appeal Act 1995 is a UK statute that overhauled the criminal appeals system, most notably creating the Criminal Cases Review Commission to investigate potential miscarriages of justice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court of record
ⓘ
criminal appellate court ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
NSW Court of Criminal Appeal
ⓘ
linked to:
Court of Criminal Appeal of New South Wales
|
| appealTo |
High Court of Australia (by special leave)
ⓘ
linked to:
High Court of Australia
|
| bindingOn |
District Court of New South Wales
ⓘ
Local Court of New South Wales ⓘ single judges of the Supreme Court of New South Wales ⓘ |
| canDetermine | questions of law reserved from criminal trials ⓘ |
| canGrant | leave to appeal in certain matters ⓘ |
| canIssue | precedent binding on lower New South Wales courts ⓘ |
| canOrder | new criminal trial ⓘ |
| canQuash | criminal convictions ⓘ |
| canSubstitute | different sentence within lawful range ⓘ |
| canVary | criminal sentences ⓘ |
| compositionIncludes |
Chief Justice of New South Wales
ⓘ
judges of appeal ⓘ other judges of the Supreme Court of New South Wales ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| courtType |
appellate court
ⓘ
linked to:
appellate division
|
| decidesOn |
appeals against criminal convictions
ⓘ
appeals against criminal sentences ⓘ |
| establishedBy | New South Wales legislation ⓘ |
| governs | appeals under the Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act and related statutes ⓘ |
| handles |
Crown appeals against sentence
ⓘ
convicted person appeals against conviction ⓘ convicted person appeals against sentence ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | indictable criminal matters in New South Wales ⓘ |
| hearsAppealsFrom |
District Court of New South Wales
ⓘ
Supreme Court of New South Wales (trial division) ⓘ
linked to:
Supreme Court of New South Wales
|
| highestJurisdictionLevel | highest criminal appellate court in New South Wales ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | New South Wales ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea | criminal law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| location | Sydney ⓘ |
| maySitAs | five-judge bench in significant cases ⓘ |
| partOf | Supreme Court of New South Wales ⓘ |
| regionServed |
State of New South Wales
ⓘ
linked to:
New South Wales
|
| reviews |
errors of fact in criminal trials
ⓘ
errors of law in criminal trials ⓘ |
| sitsAt |
Law Courts Building, Queens Square, Sydney
ⓘ
linked to:
Law Courts Building, Sydney
|
| standardOfReview | whether there has been a miscarriage of justice ⓘ |
| state | New South Wales ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | serious criminal offences ⓘ |
| subjectToReviewBy | High Court of Australia ⓘ |
| typicalPanelSize | three judges ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Court of Criminal Appeal Description of subject: The Court of Criminal Appeal is the highest criminal appellate court in New South Wales, responsible for hearing appeals against criminal convictions and sentences.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.