> though many countries lean more on the power of the courts to overturn convictions What if someone _did_ commit the crime, and it's proven, but the sentence

> though many countries lean more on the power of the courts to overturn convictions What if someone _did_ commit the crime, and it's proven, but the sentence is wrong (way too extreme) or the crime is now seen as archaic? Think old homosexuality laws or blasphemy laws.