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TABLE 18
CRIMINAL CASES DISPOSED IN 2012-2013 BY SUBTYPE AND TIME TO DISPOSITION
No. of Years to Disposition and Year Filed
Subtype
No. of
Matters
Disposed
<1 yr
2012/2013
91
8
17
34
14
3
1
14
100
9
19
38
15
3
1
15
TOTAL
%
1< 2 yrs
2< 3 yrs
3< 4yrs
4< 5 yrs
5< 6 yrs
2011/2012 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009 2007/2008
6+ yrs
Before
2007
Sexual Offences Act
23
3
7
11
1
0
0
1
Common Law - other
3
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
13
0
2
3
1
1
0
6
Offences Against the
Person Act
20
1
3
8
5
0
0
3
Criminal Offences Act
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
1
1
4
3
0
0
1
Murder
Larceny Act
Forgery Act
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Manslaughter
3
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
Attempted Murder
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Firearms Act
3
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
Kidnapping
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Dangerous Drug Act
8
1
1
4
1
0
0
1
Conspiracy to Defraud
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Perjury Act
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Malicious Damage Act
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Criminal matters by subtype such as
Murder, Sexual Offences Act, Larceny
Act and Offences Against the person
Act account for 72.5% or sixty-nine
(66) matters disposed during the
2012-2013 Law Term. Of significance
is that these subtypes also account for
75.95 or forty four (44) matters
disposed within three (3) years of
filing.
0
Corruption Act
Overall a total of 64.8% of all Criminal Matters were disposed within
three years of filing in the Criminal
Registry
whilst
35.2%
were
determined within three or more
years of filing.
0
Motor Vehicle & Rd,
Traffic Act
Table 18 displays a further analysis of
the number of Criminal indictments
that were disposed in the 2012-2013
Law Term. The data is disaggregated
by year in which these indictments
were filed.
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