§ BARONESS WOOTTON OF ABINGERasked Her Majesty's Government:
The number of previous convictions of persons found guilty of capital murder since the Homicide Act 1957 came into force, and the nature of the previous offences committed by these persons.
§ LORD STONHAMThe information is given in the following table:— 1009WA
Year Number of persons found guilty of capital murder Number of previous convictions, by types of offences (excluding additional findings of guilt recorded at the same time as the conviction for the principal offence and offences taken into consideration by the court in passing sentence) Total Violence against the person Sex Breaking and Entering Receiving, Frauds and False Pretences Larceny Motoring Other 1962 1 — — — — — — — — 1 4 — — 1 — 3 — — 1 2 — — — — 2 — — 1 7 — — 1 1 — 1 4 1963 3 — — — — — — — — 1 8 — — 2 — 6 — — 1964 1 6 4 1 — — 1 — — 1 2 — — — — 1 — 1 1 5 — — 1 2 — 2 — 1 3 — — 1 — 2 — — 1 2 — — — — 2 — — 1 11 1 — 2 — 5 2 1
B. Scotland Year Number of persons found guilty of capital murder Number of previous convictions, by types of offences (excluding additional findings of guilt recorded at the same time as the conviction for the principal offence and offences taken into consideration by the court in passing sentence) Total Violence against the person Sex Breaking and Entering Receiving, Frauds and False Pretences Larceny Motoring Other 1958 1 18 1 1 13 — 3 — — 1 10 1 — 2 — 1 1 5 1959 1 1 — — — — 1 — — 1960 1 — — — — — — — — 1 1 — — — — 1 — — 1 5 — — 3 1 1 — — 1962 1 — — — — — — — — 1963 1 — — — — — — — — 1 7 — — 2 — 5 — — 1964 1 — — — — — — — — House adjourned at twenty-one minutes before eight o'clock.
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