Return of all CRIMINAL CASES TRIED IN THE Supreme Court of Hong Kong during the year 1940
(Each count being reckoned as a separate case)
| Crime | Cases | Convicted | Acquitted | Abandoned | Persons | Death | Death Recorded | Acquitted of Murder but Convicted of Manslaughter | Imprisonment Over 1 Year | Imprisonment 1 Year or Under | Flogged in Addition to Sentence | Bail Estreated | Fined | Bound Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance of a bribe by a public servant | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Accessory before the fact to robbery | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Aiding & Abetting the possession of forged document | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Assault with intent to rob | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Attempt to commit robbery | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Attempt to dissuade a witness to give evidence | 51 | 51 | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Breach of deportation order | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Child-stealing | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Conspiracy to defraud | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Conspiracy to rob | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Demanding money on forged document | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Demanding with menaces | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Embezzlement | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Endeavouring to obtain money on forged document | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Forgery | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Forgery of bank notes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Forgery of document | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Inciting to commit an offence | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Larceny | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Larceny from the person | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Larceny of letters | 80 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Making preparation to do some act with a seditious intention | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Manslaughter | 16 | ... | ... | ... | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Murder | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Obtaining money on forged document or Instrument | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Obtaining money by false pretences | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Possession of an article with a view to making an endeavour to influence public opinion in a manner likely to be prejudicial to defence | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Possession of a document which incites to disaffection | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Possession of forged banknotes | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Possession of dangerous drugs | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Possession of forged dies | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Possession of forged documents | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Possession of plates for forging banknotes | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Piracy jure gentium | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Possession of postal packets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Possession of seditious publication | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Piracy with violence | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Receiving stolen property | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Robbery | 134 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Robbery by two or more | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Robbery with aggravation | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Robbery with violence | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Shooting with intent | 179 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Threatening to accuse of a crime with intent | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Unlawful possession of arms and ammunition | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Using hand to procure miscarriage | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Using instrument to procure miscarriage | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Uttering forged document | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Uttering forged banknotes | 13 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Wounding | 351 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Wounding with intent | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Wounding with intent to murder | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Wounding with intent to resist lawful apprehension | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Total | 608 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 443 | 70 | 1 | 280 | 113 | 24 |
Summary of Sentences (Persons)
| Number of Cases | Number of Persons | Bail Estreated | Fined | Bound Over | Death | Death Recorded | Acquitted of Murder but Convicted of Manslaughter | Imprisonment Over 1 Year | Imprisonment 1 Year or Under | Flogged in Addition to Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 447 | 190 | 30 |
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SUPREME COURT.
Return of all CRIMINAL CASES TRIED IN TEr Supreme Court of Hong Kong during the year 1940,
(Each count being reckoned as a separate case).
Sentence.
Cises
abandoned.
Number of persons.
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1 Aidlog & Abbeting the possession of
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Assanit with intent to rob
11 Attempt to commit robbery
1 Attempt to disamade a witness to give
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