§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many appeals against sentence to the High Court of Justiciary there have been following conviction on indictment in each of the last 10 years for which information is available; and of these how many have been successful;
(2) how many appeals against sentence to the High Court of Justiciary there have been following conviction on summary complaint in each of the last 10 years for which information is available; and of these how many have been successful;
(3) how many appeals against conviction to the High Court of Justiciary there have been following conviction on indictment in each of the last 10 years for which information is available; and of these how many have been successful;
(4) how many appeals against conviction to the High Court of Justiciary there have been following conviction on summary complaint in each of the last 10 years for which information is available; and of these how many have been successful.
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§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information requested is given in the table.
Appeals against conviction, sentence and both conviction and sentence, 1981 to 1990 Conviction Sentence Conviction and Sentence Year in which appeal determined Appeals proceeding to determination1 Appeals upheld Appeals proceeding to determination1 Appeals upheld Appeals proceeding to determination1 Appeals upheld All appeals lodged2 (a) Solemn Procedure 1981 93 25 102 22 66 22 398 1982 45 3 89 13 20 5 609 1983 84 6 130 31 49 16 576 1984 54 3 100 22 35 15 633 1985 43 6 163 37 15 2 715 1986 38 2 132 48 64 19 621 1987 54 7 182 61 30 10 624 1988 62 9 222 57 68 18 759 1989 69 15 250 72 77 23 767 19903 72 18 299 83 52 20 704 (b) Summary Procedure 1981 110 30 232 75 116 67 717 1982 129 31 307 67 80 26 940 1983 150 42 356 53 97 42 1,067 1984 63 22 445 103 35 10 1,180 1985 56 22 494 126 48 31 1,338 1986 100 23 518 177 80 43 1,461 1987 112 26 573 199 70 39 1,502 1988 140 46 820 268 97 51 1,799 1989 164 61 1,011 282 145 70 2,039 19903 172 71 1,104 325 181 101 2,091 1 Excludes abandoned appeals 2 Subject of appeal not recorded. Bills of suspension are included in summary appeals in 1986 and earlier years. 3 Provisional.