(1) A review of criminal proceedings may be applied for in favour of any person convicted of a felony or misdemeanour in the following circumstances
(a) when, after a conviction for murder fresh evidence is adduced to prove that the alleged victim is still alive;
(b) when it is found, after conviction, that the person convicted was innocent even if he was responsible for the error that misled the court;
(c) when a person other than the person ; convicted admits before credible witnesses that he committed the felony or misdemeanour and confirms such admission before a judicial police officer;
(d) when, after a conviction, new documents or facts have come to light and are of such a nature as to establish the innocence of the person convicted.
(2) An application for review shall be admissible only when the judgment has become final.
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In force from 27-07-2005
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