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(D) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CONVICTIONS FOR ALL TRAFFIC OFFENCE AS
1969 : 174,350
1970 : 170,814
1971 : 169,494
1972
94,286) DROP CAUSED BY INTRODUCTION OF FIXED PENALTY
) ''TYCKET'' SYSTEM FOR PARKING
1973 • 133,086) WHICH ARE THUS EXCLUDED.
11(A) HOMICIDES CANNOT BE CLASSIFIED AS MURDERS UNTIL THE COURTS HAVE SO FOUND. IT MAY THUS BE BEST TO GIVE DETAILS OF HOMICIDE CASES. DURING THE FIVE CALENDAR YEARS 1969 TO 1973 THE FOLLOWING NUMBER OF THESE WERE REPORTED TO THE POLICE WITH THE RESULTS INDICATED :
NO. OF CASES
REPORTED
NO. OF CASES
TAKEN TO COURT
1969
:
55
35
1970
71
46
1971 : 98
67
1972 : 115
65
62
1973 € 110
(B) THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS THE OUTCOME OF MURDER CASES DEEALTT WITH IN THE SUPREME COURT DURING THE FINANCIAL YEARS 1968/69 TO 1972/73. ALTHOUGH ALL CASES WERE TRIAL FOR MURDER THE CONVICTION RECORDED WAS FOR EITHER MURDER OR MANSLAUGHTER, MURDER CONVICTIONS CARRY A MANDATORY DEATH SENTENCE AND CAN THEREFORE BE DISTINGUISHED FROM MANSLAUGHTER IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE. ITS SECOND SECTION SHOWS THE OUTCOME OF TRIALS AND THE THIRD SHOWS SENTENCES.
1968/69 1969/70 1970/71 1971/72 1972/73
NO. COMMITTED
FOR TRIAL
39
44
64
72
103
NOLLE PROSEQUI
ACQUITTED
u
2
LOY
2
1
13
12
16
12
19
2
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