Data held on appeals cannot provide statistics in the requested format.Grounds of appeal may be amended before the appeal is heard, and an appeal may besuccessful on certain grounds but not on others.In addition to the usual appealprocess open to all convicted persons, the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commissioncan also refer cases to the appeal court, following applications made to thecommission and normally only after the appeal process has been exhausted, whereit is believed that a miscarriage of justice may have occurred and that it is inthe interests of justice to do so.