The text on this page has been created from Hansard archive content, it may contain typographical errors.
Mr. Dismore
To ask the Attorney-General how many appeals against (a) sentence and (b) conviction were made to the Court of Appeal in each of the last three years; and how many of those were successful. [35717]
Mr. Hoon
I have been asked to reply. The figures requested are as follows:
| Year | Appeals against sentence made | Appeals against sentence allowed | Appeals against conviction made | Appeals against conviction allowed |
| 1995 | 5,794 | 1,222 | 2,393 | 253 |
| 1996 | 6,436 | 1,379 | 2,288 | 250 |
| 1997 | 6,357 | 1,331 | 2,318 | 186 |