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Mr. Lawrence
asked the Attorney-General how many convictions after trials on indictment were quashed on appeal in 1974, 1975 and 1976, respectively.
Mr. John
I 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. | ||