Proposed model for establishing a Criminal Cases Review Commission - Redacted [pdf, 282 KB]
...for the prerogative of mercy. This is because the prerogative of mercy is not an opportunity to repeat arguments or re-examine evidence that have already been considered by the courts. 56. It is also not the Executive’s role to substitute its judgement for that of an appellate court, particularly when the court has yet to be given an opportunity to exercise that judgement. This is the position in the UK, Scotland and NZ. 57. Section 406 of the Crimes Act, however, makes it explicit t...