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Topic:

Criminal business

Court:

All

Category:

Crime

YEAR:

2016

 

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Criminal offences and appeals (by offence)

Incoming

Resolved

District Criminal Court

382,325

284,678

Circuit Criminal Court

28,387

25,344

Special Criminal Court

60

67

Central Criminal Court

1,1946

734

Court of Criminal Appeal

-

1

Court of Appeal (Criminal)

1,099

1,109

Total

413,817

436,471

 

Criminal offences and appeals total

Incoming

Resolved

Offences

398,586

294,718

Appeals

15,231

17,215

Total

413,817

311,933

 

Analysis of criminal cases

Appeals (from first instance courts) (by offence)

%

Special Criminal Court, Central Criminal Court and Circuit Court to Court of Appeal

-

District Court to Circuit Court

-

 

Average length of proceedings (in days) (by offence)

 

Summary

Indictable dealt
with summarily

Return for trial

District Court

243

302

86

Summary:  Time from issue of summons to disposal of offence in District Court.
Indictable dealt with summarily: Time from lodgment of charge sheet to disposal of offence in District Court.
Return for trial: Time from lodgment of charge sheet to transfer of offence to higher court for trial.

Average length of proceedings (in days) (by offence)

Circuit Court (all) *

413

Central Criminal Court (all) **

865

Special Criminal Court (all) ***

827

Court of Appeal (all) ****

1,582

*  Time from receipt of return for trial in Circuit Court to final order
**  Time from receipt of return for trial to final order
***  Time from receipt of charge sheet to final order
****  Time from issue of notice of appeal to final order