(11-25-2017, 11:39 AM)Chrambo Wrote: Shaun Woodburns killer has started an appeal against his conviction
4 years for killing a young guy with a family.
Without knowing the specifics, it's quite common to lodge a Notice of Intention to Appeal after conviction, because it gives you (iirc) another eight weeks to draft the actual grounds of appeal. May just be leaving their options open.
He'd be daft to appeal the sentence, but you can appeal the conviction without appealing the sentence.
Ah right, misread your post. Can they change the conviction rather than just overturn it? Convicting him of a higher crime at the appeal stage and then forcing new sentencing based on the minimum requirements of that? Like upgrading what he's been convicted of is what I'm asking.
If you mean "we're not only refusing your appeal against your culpable homicide conviction, we're quashing it and convicting you of murder instead. Here's a life sentence too", then no, they can't do that.