§ Mr. GunnellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many citizens convicted of murder and imprisoned have been released on appeal or review as their convictions have been judged unsafe and unsound in each calendar year from 1985.
§ Mr. Maclean[holding answer 8 July 1993]: The information readily available centrally is in the table.
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Appeals against conviction only or conviction and sentence for murder or life imprisonment, heard by the Court of, Appeal (Criminal Division). England and Wales Number of persons Year Appeals Conviction quashed1 Retrial ordered Murder2 1990 32 2 — 1991 32 10 1 Life imprisonment 1985 16 3 — 1986 15 1 2
Year Appeals Conviction quashed1 Retrial ordered 1987 14 3 — 1988 20 3 1 1989 30 7 1 1990 34 2 — 1991 39 11 1 1 Excludes case where the conviction was quashed on some counts but confirmed on others, or a conviction for a lesser offence was substituted. 2 Information for early years is not available.