HC Deb 27 May 1965 vol 713 cc104-5W
6. Brigadier Clarke

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what was the average time between conviction on a criminal charge and the hearing of the appeal in Bermuda in each of the last five years.

Mr. Greenwood

Hitherto the only appellate court in respect of decisions of the Supreme Court of Bermuda has been the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.

In the last five years only two appeals in criminal cases have been heard, one being decided about nine months and the other about two years after conviction.

However as I informed the hon. and gallant Member on 12th May, a new Bermuda Court of Appeal established on 1st May should enable appeals to be heard with much less delay.

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