# Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, Section 288B: Appeals to the Supreme Court: general.

Extent: S

(1) This section applies where the Supreme Court determines an appeal under section 288AA or 288AC of this Act or paragraph 13(a) of Schedule 6 to the Scotland Act 1998 against a determination ... by the High Court in the ordinary course of proceedings.
(2) The determination of the appeal shall not affect any earlier acquittal or earlier quashing of any conviction in the proceedings.
(3) Subject to subsection (2) above, the High Court shall have the same powers in relation to the proceedings when remitted to it by the Supreme Court as it would have if it were considering the proceedings otherwise than as a trial court.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/46/section/288B (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-scotland-act-1995/section-288B
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