§ Mr. Lawrenceasked the Attorney-General how many convictions after trials on indictment were quashed on appeal in 1974, 1975 and 1976, respectively.
§ Mr. JohnI have been asked to reply.
The following table gives the information readily available, including those cases in which convictions on certain counts were quashed but on others were not.
PERSON CONVICTED ON INDICTMENT WHOSE CONVICTIONS WERE QUASHED BY THE COURT OF APPEAL (CRIMINAL DIVISION)—ENGLAND AND WALES Year Conviction quashed Number of persons Conviction quashed but conviction for lesser offence substituted 1974 104 3 1975 130 6 Figures for 1976 are not yet available.