§ Mr. McNamaraaskd the Attorney-General how many cases concerning scheduled offences for each year since 1973 have been referred to (a) the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal and (b) the House of Lords; and in how many cases the original conviction has been quashed, upheld or upheld with a reduced sentence.
§ The Attorney-GeneralRecords kept by the Department of the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland of persons who appealed to the court of560W Appeal against conviction and/or sentence in respect of conviction for scheduled offences since 1973 show the position to be as in the chart:
Year Appeals Against Conviction Withdrawn Dismissed Upheld 1973 Nil 1 Nil 1974 8 7 5 1975 9 12 4 1976 5 13 4 1977 6 29 4 1978 29 23 4 1979 65 13 4 1980 34 16 10 1981 14 14 8 1982 21 15 2 1983 3 6 1 1984 7 7 15
Year Appeals Against Conviction Withdrawn Dismissed Upheld 1973 Nil 3 Nil 1974 30 42 17 1975 37 48 11 1976 43 28 4 1977 30 54 23 1978 55 38 9 1979 104 27 8 1980 61 35 19 1981 37 29 4 1982 40 36 11 1983 35 29 5 1984 28 19 27 Records kept by the Department of the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland of appeals to the House of Lords arising from convictions for scheduled offences since 1973 show the position to be as follows:
Year Persons Result 1978 1 Appeal Dismissed 1981 1 Appeal Dismissed There is no consolidated record of the variations in sentences ordered by the Court of Appeal.