§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Christchurch and Lymington on 13th February 1978, he will now supply the same statistics for the same period, excluding defendants who pleaded guilty.
§ Mr. JohnInformation is available only for 1975 and 1976 and is given in the following tables.
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PROPORTION OF PERSONS PLEADING NOT GUILTY TRIED FOR CERTAIN OFFENCES WHO WERE TRIED AT MAGISTRATES' COURTS OR AT THE CROWN COURT ENGLAND AND WALES Percentage Shoplifting Theft or handling stolen goods (excluding shoplifting) Burglary Year Magistrates' Courts The Crown Court Magistrates' Courts The Crown Court Magistrates' Courts The Crown Court 1975 … … … … … … 82 18 69 31 63 37 1976 … … … … … … 80 20 66 34 60 40 700W
PROPORTION OF PERSONS PLEADING NOT GUILTY TRIED FOR CERTAIN OFFENCES WHO WERE FOUND GUILTY OR ACQUITTED AFTER FULL EVIDENCE WAS HEARD—BY TYPE OF COURT AND TYPE OF OFFENCE ENGLAND AND WALES Percentage Magistrates' Courts The Crown Court shoplifting Theft or handling stolen goods (excluding shoplifting) Burglary shoplifting Theft or handling stolen goods (excluding shoplifting) Burglary Year Found guilty Acquitted Found guilty Acquitted Found guilty Acquitted Found guilty Acquitted Found guilty Acquitted Found guilty Acquitted 1975 … … … … 52 48 41 59 47 53 49 51 43 57 54 46 1976 … … … … 53 47 40 60 45 55 52 48 47 53 57 43