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Table 6.3. Criminal appeals cases terminated on the merits, by offense, October 1, 2004 - September 30, 2005
| Most serious offense |
Total |
Percent of criminal appeals cases terminated on the merits |
|
| Affirmed |
Remanded or reversed |
Partially affirmed |
Dismissed |
Other |
|
| |
All offensesa |
9,311 |
|
60.7 |
% |
20.7 |
% |
9.6 |
% |
7.9 |
% |
1.1 |
% |
| Violent offenses |
506 |
|
60.7 |
% |
21.9 |
% |
10.3 |
% |
6.7 |
% |
0.4 |
% |
| |
Murderb |
60 |
|
63.3 |
|
13.3 |
|
8.3 |
|
15.0 |
|
0.0 |
|
| |
Assault |
66 |
|
62.1 |
|
28.8 |
|
6.1 |
|
3.0 |
|
0.0 |
|
| |
Robbery |
227 |
|
56.8 |
|
23.8 |
|
12.8 |
|
6.6 |
|
0.0 |
|
| |
Sexual abuseb |
111 |
|
68.5 |
|
23.4 |
|
1.8 |
|
5.4 |
|
0.9 |
|
| |
Kidnapping |
39 |
|
53.8 |
|
7.7 |
|
30.8 |
|
5.1 |
|
2.6 |
|
| |
Threats against the President |
3 |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
| Property offenses |
1,288 |
|
57.1 |
% |
20.5 |
% |
12.6 |
% |
8.6 |
% |
1.2 |
% |
| |
Fraudulent |
1,062 |
|
55.3 |
% |
21.3 |
% |
13.1 |
% |
9.2 |
% |
1.1 |
% |
| |
|
Embezzlement |
41 |
|
53.7 |
|
24.4 |
|
17.1 |
|
4.9 |
|
0.0 |
|
| |
|
Fraudb |
924 |
|
55.5 |
|
21.8 |
|
12.7 |
|
8.9 |
|
1.2 |
|
| |
|
Forgery |
3 |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
| |
|
Counterfeiting |
94 |
|
52.1 |
|
16.0 |
|
16.0 |
|
14.9 |
|
1.1 |
|
| |
Other |
226 |
|
65.5 |
% |
16.8 |
% |
10.2 |
% |
5.8 |
% |
1.8 |
% |
| |
|
Burglary |
6 |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
| |
|
Larcenyb |
107 |
|
59.8 |
|
21.5 |
|
10.3 |
|
6.5 |
|
1.9 |
|
| |
|
Motor vehicle theft |
49 |
|
67.3 |
|
10.2 |
|
18.4 |
|
4.1 |
|
00. |
|
| |
|
Arson and explosives |
25 |
|
68.0 |
|
20.0 |
|
4.0 |
|
8.0 |
|
0.0 |
|
| |
|
Transportation of stolen property |
35 |
|
74.3 |
|
14.3 |
|
5.7 |
|
2.9 |
|
2.9 |
|
| |
|
Other property offensesb |
4 |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
| Drug offenses |
3,488 |
|
58.5 |
% |
19.2 |
% |
10.3 |
% |
10.6 |
% |
1.4 |
% |
| Public-order offenses |
688 |
|
56.4 |
% |
23.4 |
% |
11.6 |
% |
6.4 |
% |
2.2 |
% |
| |
Regulatory |
82 |
|
59.8 |
% |
18.3 |
% |
13.4 |
% |
6.1 |
% |
2.4 |
% |
| |
|
Food and drug |
3 |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
| |
|
Transportation |
9 |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
| |
|
Civil rights |
17 |
|
70.6 |
|
0.0 |
|
17.6 |
|
5.9 |
|
5.9 |
|
| |
|
Communications |
3 |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
| |
|
Custom laws |
3 |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
| |
|
Postal laws |
2 |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
| |
|
Other regulatory offenses |
45 |
|
51.1 |
|
26.7 |
|
13.3 |
|
6.7 |
|
2.2 |
|
| |
Other |
606 |
|
55.9 |
% |
24.1 |
% |
11.4 |
% |
6.4 |
% |
2.1 |
% |
| |
|
Tax law violationsb |
81 |
|
61.7 |
|
16.0 |
|
11.1 |
|
9.9 |
|
1.2 |
|
| |
|
Bribery |
12 |
|
41.7 |
|
25.0 |
|
25.0 |
|
8.3 |
|
0.0 |
|
| |
|
Perjury, contempt, and intimidation |
49 |
|
57.1 |
|
14.3 |
|
22.4 |
|
0.0 |
|
6.1 |
|
| |
|
National defense |
12 |
|
50.0 |
|
33.3 |
|
8.3 |
|
8.3 |
|
0.0 |
|
| |
|
Escape |
34 |
|
61.8 |
|
26.5 |
|
5.9 |
|
2.9 |
|
2.9 |
|
| |
|
Racketeering and extortion |
173 |
|
51.4 |
|
27.7 |
|
12.1 |
|
6.4 |
|
2.3 |
|
| |
|
Gambling |
7 |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
| |
|
Nonviolent sex offenses |
168 |
|
54.2 |
|
26.8 |
|
9.5 |
|
7.7 |
|
1.8 |
|
| |
|
Obscene materialb |
5 |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
| |
|
Traffic offenses |
6 |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
| |
|
Wildlife |
8 |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
| |
|
Environmental |
7 |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
^ |
|
| |
|
All other offensesb |
44 |
|
54.5 |
|
31.8 |
|
4.5 |
|
6.8 |
|
2.3 |
|
| Weapon offenses |
1,619 |
|
62.4 |
% |
20.9 |
% |
10.7 |
% |
5.4 |
% |
0.6 |
% |
| Immigration offenses |
1,458 |
|
67.1 |
% |
23.7 |
% |
3.5 |
% |
4.9 |
% |
0.7 |
% |
|
^ Too few cases to obtain statistically reliable data.
aTotal includes 264 appeals terminated on the merits for which an offense
category could not be determined.
bIn this table "Murder" includes nonnegligent
manslaughter; "Sexual abuse"
includes only violent sex offenses; "Fraud" excludes tax fraud; "Larceny" excludes
transportation of stolen property; "Other property offenses" excludes fraudulent property
offenses and includes destruction of property and trespassing; "Tax law violations"
includes
tax fraud; and "All other offenses" includes offenses with unclassifiable offense type.
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Source: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Court of Appeals. |
