Topic:

Appeals

Court:

Court of Appeal

Category:

Criminal

YEAR:

2015

Pending
as of 01/01

Resolved

Outstanding
as of 31/12

Appeals

7

6

1

Pending
as of 01/01

Incoming

Resolved

Outstanding
as of 31/12

Appeals

599

302

373

528

Court of origin

Appeals

Percentage of appeals

Central Criminal Court

37

12%

Circuit Criminal Court

264

87%

Special Criminal Court

1

1%

Categories

Incoming (by offence)

Conviction

Sentence
(severity)

Conviction
& sentence

Sentence
(leniency)

DPP
(dismissal)

MC*

Total

Drugs

7

33

3

23

0

0

66

Larceny/ fraud/robbery

9

179

11

11

0

0

210

Assault

6

34

7

10

0

0

57

Murder

15

0

0

0

0

0

15

Rape/ sexual assault

36

50

203

6

0

0

295

Other

24

139

30

26

0

0

219

Total

97

435

254

76

0

0

862

Categories

Resolved (by offence)

Conviction

Sentence
(severity)

Conviction
& sentence

Sentence
(leniency)

DPP
(dismissal)

MC*

Total

Drugs

11

56

5

16

0

0

88

Larceny/ fraud/robbery

6

81

24

19

0

0

130

Assault

11

35

8

22

0

0

76

Murder

35

0

0

0

0

1

36

Rape/ sexual assault

149

126

212

65

0

2

554

Other

23

104

126

49

0

0

302

Total

235

402

375

171

0

3

1,186

Appeals: outcomes

Categories

Conviction

Sentence
(severity)

Conviction
& sentence

Sentence
(leniency)

DPP
(dismissal)

Mis-carriage

A

B

C

D

E

  A  

B

C

D

  A 

B

C

  D 

  E 

  F 

A

B

  C  

A

B

A

B

Drugs

3

0

0

4

4

 2

26

22

6

0

2

1

0

0

2

3

11

2

0

0

0

0

Larceny/ fraud/ robbery

0

0

0

0

6

 0

22

26

33

0

13

1

0

8

2

0

19

0

0

0

0

0

Assault

0

0

0

2

9

0

14

14

7

0

2

0

1

3

2

4

16

2

0

0

0

0

Murder

21

9

0

2

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

Rape/ sexual assault

0

24

5

2

118

115

2

9

26

160

0

3

15

34

2

63

0

0

0

2

0

Other

5

2

6

6

4

51

38

15

6

33

12

20

42

13

26

22

1

0

0

0

0

Total

29

35

11

16

144

2

228

102

70

32

210

14

24

68

53

35

131

5

0

0

3

0

Key:

A

B

C

D

E

F

Conviction

Refused

Conviction quashed
– retrial

Conviction quashed
– no retrial

Struck out /
withdrawn

Dismiss

-

Sentence (severity)

Refused

Original sentence quashed
– sentence in lieu

Struck out /
withdrawn

Dismiss

-

-

Conviction & sentence

Refused

Conviction affirmed
– sentence varied

Conviction quashed
– retrial

Conviction quashed
– sentence in lieu

Struck out /
withdrawn

Dismiss

Sentence (leniency)

Refused

Original sentence quashed
– sentence in lieu

Struck out /
withdrawn

Dismiss

-

-

DPP dismissal

Refused

Original order quashed

Dismiss

-

-

-

Miscarriage

Refused

Original order quashed

Dismiss

-

-

-