§ Mr. LawrenceTo ask the Attorney-General how many defendants in the Court of Appeal criminal division were(a) granted leave to appeal against conviction and (6) refused leave to appeal against conviction in each of the past five years; and how many cases where leave was granted resulted in the conviction being quashed.
The Attorney-GeneralThe number of defendants granted leave to appeal against conviction in each of the past five years was:
Number 1987 400 1988 429 1989 460 1990 561 1991 662 These figures include a small number of referrals direct to the full court by a single judge.
The numbers of defendants refused leave to appeal against conviction in each of the last five years were:
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Number 1987 964 1988 913 1989 960
1 Source: Lord Chancellor's Department. 2 No plea recorded. 3 Provisional and liable to revision in the future.
Number 1990 891 1991 878 The numbers of defendants granted leave and whose conviction was quashed were:
Numbers 1987 192 1988 223 1989, 211 1990 256 1991 269