§ Mr. Rifkindasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department on how many occasions in each of the last five years a person convicted of a criminal offence by a magistrates' court was acquitted of the same offence by a higher court as a result of a new trial granted to him.
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§ Mr. JohnThe following table gives the information which is available about convictions quashed on appeal by the Crown Court. Although not a new trial as such, an appeal to the Crown Court is dealt with by way of a rehearing of the case.
PERSONS CONVICTED BY A MAGISTRATES' COURT WHOSE CONVICTION WAS QUASHED, ON APPEAL, BY THE CROWN COURT: BY OFFENCE TYPE ENGLAND AND WALES 1971–75. Numbers of Persons Indictable Offences Non-indictable offences (excluding motoring offences) Non-indictable motoring offences 1971 … 247 261 320 1972 … 331 300 429 1973 … 239 209 355 1974 … 310 245 344 1975 … 419 300 431