Principal criminal appellate court for the capital, reviewing decisions of the control, trial and enforcement courts of the metropolitan circuit. It hears appeals against pre-trial detention, which in practice is the most frequently litigated issue in the Venezuelan criminal process.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- appellate
- Court type
- Criminal court of appeal
- Jurisdiction
- Caracas Metropolitan Area
- Seat
- Caracas
- Composition
- Chambers of three judges.
- Appointment
- Appointed by the Supreme Tribunal through the Executive Directorate of the Magistracy; many judges hold provisional rather than tenured appointments.
- Languages
- Spanish
Where an appeal goes next
Cassation to the Criminal Cassation Chamber of the Supreme Tribunal.
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