SUPREME COURT

1.—RETURN OF CRIMINAL CASES tried in the Supreme Court of Hongkong during the year 1922.

Note.—Indicted 124. Either not indicted or Nolle prosequi entered (included under the heading of "Charges abandoned") 7. Total 129.

• In one case the imprisonment is without hard labour.

§ In one case a fine has been imposed and paid.

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2.—Indictments and Informations in the Supreme Court, including Courts analogous to the Courts of Quarter Sessions in England, i.e., District Courts, &c. (Year 1922.)

Including Attempts and Conspiracies to commit the several offences.

Showing how the cases tried in the Superior Courts ended.

(Each prisoner tried counts as a separate case; where a large number of prisoners have been convicted together, the fact is mentioned in a note.)

No. of Cases | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |

No. of Persons | | | | | | | | | | | | |

340.

(Y 2)

SUPREME COURT.

1.—RETURN OF CRIMINAL CASES tried in the Supreme Court of Hongkong during the year 1992.

Sentence.

Charges

abandoned,

postponed,

Number of Cases.

Number of Persons.

CRIME.

Convictel.

Acquitted.

Dentli.

Death recorded,

Hard Labour over

one year.

Hard Labour, one

year mind andder.

Privately flogged.

No. of Cases.

No. of Persons.

Accessory before the fact to kidnupping...........................

I Armed robbery

2

Arson

4

Assault by two or more with intent to rob

Assault with intent to prevent apprehension...

Breach of Bankruptcy Ordinance

',

3

1

9

Breach of Order for deportation

9

9

3

3

Bribery of a Public Servant

3

I

Burglary and Stealing in a dwelling house.

1

1

Common assault

1

1

2

Conspiracy to defraud

1

2

Conspiracy to kidnap

2

1

1

Doing acts with a view to the commission of

a felony

++

Forgery

+++

STALKER

Having in possession counterfeit silver coins ludecent assault

1

1

Kidnapping

+

Manslaughter.

11

Murder

I

I

4 | Piracy

Obtaining money by false pretences............. Perjury

2 Possession of coining machinery

-

3

I

Possession of explosive substance..

E

Receiving stolen goods............

3

12

Robbery by two or more ....

34

8

1 | Sending A letter demanding money with

34

1

menaces

t1

Unlawful possession of arms and ammunition..... 11

Unlawful wounding

3

Ettering forged bank-notes .

2

I

Uttering forged instruments

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Wounding with intent.........................................................

1

87

123

10]

22

8+

#

19

5

Note.—Indicted

124

Either not indicted or Notle prasequi entered (included under

the heading of "Charges abandoned "")

7

129

+

• In one case the imprisonment is without bard labour, § In one case a fine has been imposed and paid.

2.-Indictments and Informations in the Supreme Court,

including Courts analogous to the Courts of Quarter Sessions in England, ¿e., District Courts, &e. (Year 1922.)

Including Attempts and Conspiracies to commit the several offences.

Showing how the cases

tried in the Superior Courts ended.

(Each prisoner tried counts as a separate case; where a large number of prison- ers have been convicted together, the fnet is men- tioned in a note.)

Total.

Murder.

Judgment for the Crown,... 101

7

Judgment for the prisoner,

Prisoner found insane,

22

Cases which fell throngh for want of prosecution or absence of nreused, and cuses thrown out by the Grand Jury (Attorney General),.... Cases postponed,

5

1

129

11

4

Manslaughter.

Attempt at Murder.

Couceniment of Birth.

N

71

:

:

:

Abortion.

:

Rape.

Unustural Crimes,

Robbery with Violence.

Other Offences against the Person.

Offences against Property.

Miscellaneous Offences.

:..

:

:

:

に

=

46

35

10

N

:

1

(

14

58

42

પ

No. of Cases,

1

K

--

No. of Persons,

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