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IV.—INDICTMENTS A N D INFORMATIONS IN T H E SUPERIOR COURTS.
A.—TABLE showing the number of cases tried in the Superior Courts and the result of th
Num ber of case
in which no om
1
was convicted o
the charge, but
there was a
conviction of
another offenci
setting out the
offence.
Nature of charge.
Nnmber of
Number of
cases in which j cases in which
1
there was a j there was a
charge of. I conviction for.
Number of
cases in which j Number of
all persons | cases in which
charged were j there was a
acquitted. | *eUe protequi.
Murder other than wife, concnhine or child * (I)
Manslaughter (2) ...
Attempt to mnrder*(3)
, Murder of wife or concubine
10
10
•-J
Murder of child ...
Assault with intent to kill
i
zj
._. >
-___ *-
-** -J.
2
-J
I Rape
i
I
i
Unnatural crimes
Theft of animals witli violence to
the person
Other theft of animals
Offences against property (other than i
theft of animals) with violence
to the person
I
Other offences against property ...
2*
5+
46
18
36
18
oo
10
Other offences against the person
83
Miscellaneous offeuces
18
Total
182
140
36
• Une rape case uot yet tried, f In one sodomy case the accused was found unfit to plead.
N O T E
:—Where there were different charges in the same information based on the same facts the case is placed under the
heading of the most serious charge in cases of acquittal and under the heading of the most serious charge ou which there
was a conviction in casts of conviction.
Where there were different charges in the same information based on different facts each charge is placed under its
proper heading.
Where a person was prosecuted for one offence and convicted of another (e.g.. committed for homicide with
premeditation and convicted of homicide without premeditation) the case appears only under the offence of which he was
convicted.
(1) Murder means homicide punishable by death and includes cases of being an accomplice in the commission of that
offence.
(2) Includes homicide without premeditation.
13) Means attempts to commit homicide, whether with or without premediUM-M*.