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SUMMARY OF COURT ACTIVITIES FOR THE WEEK ENDING FRIDAY 20TH MAY, 2016


SUMMARY OF COURT ACTIVITIES FOR THE WEEK ENDING
FRIDAY 20TH MAY, 2016

There were a total of 192 cases in the different courts' 63 cases in the High Court, 31 in the Magistrate courts and 10 in the Juvenile court.
Out of all the indigents 179 were male adults and 3 were female adults, 9 were male juveniles and 1 female juvenile.


II male adults and 1 male juvenile were discharged.
The numbers of discharged indigents according to profession were as followers: 3 Drivers, 1 Vehicle Apprentice, 3 Motor Mechanics, 3 Military Service Men, 1 Acting Manager and 1 pupil.


The number of discharged people according to the crime from which they were discharged was as follows: 1 sexual penetration, 2 Robbery with Aggravation 4 Wounding with Intent, 3 Unlawful Canal Knowledge, 1 hop Breaking and Larceny and 1 Larceny in a Dwelling House.
The indigents were discharged as a result of applications made for discharge, for want of prosecution, by Legal Aid Board Lawyers.

Derek Nat-George
Media and Public Relations Officer

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