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Criminal Appeal Statistics 2002

Thursday, October 30, 2003

Criminal Appeal Statistics 2002

Criminal Appeals Statistics 2002: Figures released today show that a total of just under 2,500 criminal appeals were concluded in 2002, a decrease of 31 per cent compared with the previous year and the lowest total recorded in the last decade. . .” Scot Exec. press release

"Measures to speed up appeals underway: Criminal appeal court statistics published today showed a 10 year low in the number of appeal cases completed.  Justice Minister Cathy Jamieson has confirmed that to help the Court tackle these problems, she has agreed to a number of experienced sheriffs being appointed as temporary judges. . .” Scot. Exec. press release


Posted by MM on Thu 30th Oct 2003 at 10:17 pm
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