Appendix: Cases short of full proof 1820-1900 In the following tables (1-19), cases without legally sufficient evidence are listed. These are cases where two eyewitnesses or a confession has not been available (see chapter 12). In cases with several defendants, only the principal accused - one or more — figure(s) in the table. As to the accused, only the most serious crime(s) are listed. For these reasons, the numbers of cases and decisions listed are not necessarily the same. Abbreviations: A =Acquittal CA=Conditional acquittal KK—Ahsolutio ah instantia Cl =Confessional imprisonment C =Conviction LC =Lower Court HC=High Court JDS=Judicial Department of the Senate Tabic 1. Homicide cases at the JDS in 1820, 1825, 1830, 1835, 1840, 1845, and 1850/dccisions concerning the most serious crime of the principal accused/bv judicial instance and decisional categor\789 cascs/93 decisions. Total CA Cl C A AA LC 1 22 68 93 1 HC 0 0 2 25 93 66 JDS 93 0 0 76 13 4 Total 28 142 106 279 1 2 Lower courts had no competence to order confessional imprisonment. 1
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