§ Mr. McGOVERNasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of appeals made under the Criminal Appeal (Scotland) Act, 1926, since its coming into operation; the number of persons released on bail during appeal; the number refused; the nature of the offences; and the amount of bail in each case?
§ Sir A. SINCLAIRUp to 19th May, 1932, 110 appeals or applications for leave to appeal were made under the Criminal Appeal (Scotland) Act, 1926. Of 11 applications for bail, seven were granted and one was refused, the remaining three applications being abandoned or superseded owing to prompt disposal of the appeals. The offence and the amount of bail in the seven cases in which bail was granted were as follow: theft, £20; culpable homicide, £25; distributing pamphlets to troops, £30; attempted bribery, £25; reset, £200; fraud and uttering fabricated transfers (two cases), £10 in each case.