A murder conviction appeal, a ban on publication of disclosure material and a drug conviction appeal

This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan: An appeal in a criminal case does not involve asking the judges hearing the appeal to retry the case. It’s a review of what took place at the original trial. The Court of Appeal can allow an appeal if the verdict at trial was unreasonable and not supported by the evidence, if there was a wrong decision made by a trial judge on a question of law, or if there was a miscarriage of justice. When a trial is decided by a judge without a jury,...