The Municipal Advocate In his report sites that 10078 cases were Droseested in the." Shanghat ist Special Area District Court and the /Kiangsu High Court. Second Branch, during the month of December, as jeompared with 10,745 eases in Nover= ber. 7.408 persons falled to appear In petty bye-law cases and their ball was confiscated, as compared with }7.408 persons in' November. Sixty-two cases were withdrawn on the ground that there was insufficient evidence to convict, as compared with $4 cases in November. The total number of major and minor cases prosecuted to completion was 3,405 as compared with 3,288 cases in November, 3,262 persons were convicted, and 143 per= sons acquitted, as compared with 3.004 persons convicted" and 194 persons acquitted during Novemter. In addi-Hon to the above, there were 214 private criminal prosecutions. 408 cases instituted by the Health and Public Works Departments for viola-ion of Health and Public Works Regulations. and 632 cases instituted by. the Trae Department for infringement of Trafe" Regulations, as compared with 201 private criminal prosecutions, 625 Health and Public [Works cases and 1,239 Traffle cases in November.
Percentage of Convietions.—05.8 per cent. of the persons charged were lconvieted, as compared with 94.1 per cent. in November. The percentage of convictions for the year was 939 as compared with 028 for the year Appeals (1) By the Counoll.—Eight appeals were Aled by the Council during the month. Appeals by the Council pending on December 31 the Supreme Court In the High Court, 4 In the District Court of Appeals (b) By the Detendants.—Thirty-six appeals wore perfected during the month, four to the Supreme Court, 28 to the High Court and four to the District Court of Appeals. Forty Mine appeals by defendants were con-eluded and dealt with as follows:—
Accused found not guilty 1 Appeais dismissed Appeals withdrawn Gatee sent back for retrial Gases transferred to Shanghai District Court for trial Sentences increased Sentences reduced There were 57 appeals fled by defendants pending on December 31, fas follows:—In. the Supreme Court, 38; in the High Court, 19 for andi involving 37 per sons, were made by the extra-Settlement authorities during the month, Prima facie cases were proved against them all and they were handed over, Criminal Processes—6.602, criminal processes were forwarded to the Shanghai Municipal Police for service, 741 criminal processes were dealt with by the Judicial Police, Civil Provesses.—11,732 civil processes were dealt with by the process server
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