Three more offenses made non-appealable to ease burden on Supreme Court

People found guilty of causing minor injury to others, along with two types of drug-related offenses will now no longer be entitled to appeal their case to the Supreme Court after a second trial has taken place, following an amendment passed by the Legislative Yuan Tuesday to address a backlog of cases.

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