The Criminal Appeal Reports are a series of
law reports of decisions of the
Court of Criminal Appeal, the criminal division of the
Court of Appeal and the
House of Lords
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from 15 May 1908 onwards.
They are published by
Sweet & Maxwell. Publication began in 1909 and have been edited by
Daniel Janner since 1994. As of 2008, they were published ten times each year.
For the purpose of
citation, their name may be abbreviated to "Cr App R", or to "CAR".
Glanville Williams criticised the layout of the index in each volume of these reports.
Volume 1 contains, in addition to the reports, a copy of the
Criminal Appeal Act 1907, sections 9(5) and (6) of the
Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1908, the
Criminal Appeal (Amendment) Act 1908, section 11 of the
Prevention of Crime Act 1908 and section 99(6) of the
Children Act 1908.
[Herman Cohen (Editor). The Criminal Appeal Reports with subject index, tables of cases and statutes cited, and the Criminal Appeal Act, 1907, and amending and extending Acts: Volume I. Stevens and Haynes. Bell Yard, Temple Bar, London. 1909. Pages xi to xxx.]
See also
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Criminal Appeal Reports (Sentencing)
References
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External links
"Criminal Appeal Reports" Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations. Cardiff University.
Case law reporters