§ 47. Mr. TURTONasked the Attorney-General how many persons appealed by way of a case stated from courts of summary jurisdiction to the High Court of Justice during the year 1932; in how many cases was the appeal allowed; in how many dismissed; and in how many was the case remitted to the court of summary jurisdiction?
§ The ATTORNEY - GENERAL (Sir Thomas Inskip)During the period mentioned there were 62 appeals; 26 were allowed; 23 were dismissed and five cases were remitted to courts of summary jurisdiction.
§ 49. Mr. TURTONasked the Home Secretary how many persons appealed from courts of summary jurisdiction to courts of quarter sessions during the years 1931 and 1932, respectively; in how many cases the decisions of the court of summary jurisdiction were quashed or altered; and in how many cases they were affirmed?
§ Mr. HACKINGStatistics for 1932 are not yet available. In 1931, apart from appeals in affiliation cases and those relating to rates and similar matters, 281 persons appealed from decisions of courts of summary jurisdiction to quarter sessions; in 117 cases the decision was affirmed without modification; in 96 cases it was affirmed with modification of sentence; in 65 cases the conviction or order was quashed, and in three cases the appeal was abandoned.
§ 50. Mr. TURTONasked the Home Secretary how many persons appealed to the Court of Criminal Appeal in the years 1931 and 1932, respectively; in how many cases the conviction was quashed; and in how many cases the sentence was quashed or altered?
§ Mr. HACKINGThe statistics for 1932 are not yet available. During the year 1931 there were 513 applications to the Court of Criminal Appeal for leave to appeal; in 30 cases the conviction was quashed, and in 35 cases the sentence was quashed or altered.