1926 — Page 382

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SUPREME COURT.

1.—Return of Chiminal Casks tried in the Supreme Court of Hong Kong during the year 1926.

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Sententer.

Charges

abandonel,

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ig1jnnel.

Number of Cases.

Number of Persons.

CRIME.

Convicted.

Armed Robbery

1

3

1

Assault by two or more with

· intent to mb

4

2

Breach of a deportation onler

2

2

Bribery

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C

L'ommon arrault

PA

2 Conspiracy to defraud......

4 | Conspiracy to mb..

2

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2

+

A

Demanding money on forged

dornments

False statement cu oath.

Foreilly taking away persons with

intent to procure yansonis ........ Larceny from the person..

Mauslaughter

Material mis-statement under

Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1891

Offering bribe to public servant

12

Murder

1

3

3 | l'erjury

FEJLES POKANE TASKağı

+

2

Acquitted.

Death.

Death reconlel.

Imprisonment over one year.

Imprisonment one

year or under.

Privately Hogged.

No, of Cases,

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$150 -

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X

+

+

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+

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No. of Persons.

No. of Cases.

No. of Persons.

Bail Forfeited,

Fonnil losano.

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Piracy

Receiving stolep goals..........

1 Robbery

36 Robbery by two or more...

12 Dolawful possession of arms aulf

or ammunition

3

*

1

+

20

26

140

3

*

3

ม

1

Unlawful possession of forged

bank notes

Unlawful importation of drug Unlawful possession of ding

81

I

3 Uttering a forged document

6

2 Wounding with intent to prevent

arrest

...

73

118

74 1x 11

=

2

9

16

27

1

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2. Indictments and Informations in the Supreme Court, including Courts analogous to the Courts of Quarter Sessions in England, ¿e., District Courts, &c. (Year 1926.)

Including Attempts and Conspiracies to commit the several offences.

Showing how the rases

tried in the Superior Courts enleil.

(Each prisoner tried counts.

as a separate case; wheroj a large number of prison- ers liave been convicted together, the fact is mun- tioned in a note.)

Total.

Murder.

Judgment for the Crown,... 74

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Judgment for the prisoner,

18

Prisoner found insano,

Cares which fell through for want of prosecution of absence of accused, aiK| esses thrown out by the Grand Jury (Attorney General)...

Cuses postponcil, Bail Forfeited

Manslaughter,

Piracy.

Concealment of Birth.

N

Abortion.

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Rapo.

Cunatural Crimes.

Robbory by twa or

inore.

Other Offences against The Person,

Vifences against Property,

Miscellaneous Offences.

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26

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&

5.

-

19

3

=

10

118

12

*

36

13

31

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