Clause 62 - Cases that may be retried
Criminal Justice Bill
11:15 am
Mr Hilary Benn (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Home Office; Leeds Central, Labour)
It could, because, for example, the new evidence might be completely unrelated to the point on which the original appeal was won.
I shall have to reflect on the question posed by the hon. Member for Southwark, North and Bermondsey about second appeals when I fully understand the circumstances of which he spoke, and I undertake to respond to him on that point.