§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many cases concerning scheduled offences were referred to the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal in 1986 and 1987; and in how many of these referred cases the original conviction was(a) quashed and (b) upheld.
§ Mr. StanleyOutcome of appeals disposed of in the Court of Appeal (Criminal Appeals) following conviction for scheduled offences.
1986 1987 Appeal abandoned 30 26 Appeal dismissed 58 92 Conviction quashed 70 2 Sentence varied 5 25 Total number disposed of 163 145