Bureau of Justice Statistics,,,,,,,,,,,,
Filename:  fjs05st602.csv,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Table 6.2. Disposition of criminal appeals terminated, by offense, October 1, 2004 - September 30, 2005",,,,,,,,,,,,
"Report title:  Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics, 2005  NCJ # 220383",,,,,,,,,,,,
Data source:  Federal Justice Statistics Program  ,,,,,,,,,,,,
Author:  Urban Institute under the supervision of BJS,,,,,,,,,,,,
Refer questions to:  askbjs@usdoj.gov  202-307-0765,,,,,,,,,,,,
Date of version: 8/29/08,,,,,,,,,,,,


"Table 6.2. Disposition of criminal appeals terminated, by offense, October 1, 2004 - September 30, 2005",,,,,,,,,,,,

,,,,Criminal appeals terminated on the merits,,,,,,,,
Offense of conviction,,,Total criminal appeals terminated,Total,Percent,,Affirmed,Remanded or reversed,Partially affirmed,Dismissed,Other,Procedural terminations
,All offenses/a,,"13,097","9,311",71.1,%,"5,654","1,924",892,734,107,"3,786"
Violent offenses,,,688,506,73.5,%,307,111,52,34,2,182
,Murder/b,,86,60,69.8,,38,8,5,9,0,26
,Assault,,81,66,81.5,,41,19,4,2,0,15
,Robbery,,322,227,70.5,,129,54,29,15,0,95
,Sexual abuse/b,,136,111,81.6,,76,26,2,6,1,25
,Kidnapping,,59,39,66.1,,21,3,12,2,1,20
,Threats against the President,,4,3,^,,2,1,0,0,0,1
Property offenses,,,"1,937","1,288",66.5,%,735,264,162,111,16,649
,Fraudulent,,"1,626","1,062",65.3,%,587,226,139,98,12,564
,,Embezzlement,70,41,58.6,,22,10,7,2,0,29
,,Fraud/b,"1,404",924,65.8,,513,201,117,82,11,480
,,Forgery,7,3,^,,3,0,0,0,0,4
,,Counterfeiting,145,94,64.8,,49,15,15,14,1,51
,Other,,311,226,72.7,%,148,38,23,13,4,85
,,Burglary,8,6,^,,5,0,0,0,1,2
,,Larceny/b,159,107,67.3,,64,23,11,7,2,52
,,Motor vehicle theft,59,49,83.1,,33,5,9,2,0,10
,,Arson and explosives,36,25,69.4,,17,5,1,2,0,11
,,Transportation of stolen property,43,35,81.4,,26,5,2,1,1,8
,,Other property offenses/b,6,4,^,,3,0,0,1,0,2
Drug offenses,,,"4,940","3,488",70.6,%,"2,039",671,360,370,48,"1,452"
Public-order offenses,,,"1,014",688,67.9,%,388,161,80,44,15,326
,Regulatory,,132,82,62.1,%,49,15,11,5,2,50
,,Food and drug,4,3,^,,2,0,0,1,0,1
,,Transportation,16,9,56.3,,5,2,2,0,0,7
,,Civil rights,23,17,73.9,,12,0,3,1,1,6
,,Communications,7,3,^,,3,0,0,0,0,4
,,Custom laws,6,3,^,,2,1,0,0,0,3
,,Postal laws,2,2,^,,2,0,0,0,0,0
,,Other regulatory offenses,74,45,60.8,,23,12,6,3,1,29
,Other,,882,606,68.7,%,339,146,69,39,13,276
,,Tax law violations/b,129,81,62.8,,50,13,9,8,1,48
,,Bribery,20,12,60,,5,3,3,1,0,8
,,"Perjury, contempt, and intimidation",75,49,65.3,,28,7,11,0,3,26
,,National defense,16,12,75,,6,4,1,1,0,4
,,Escape,53,34,64.2,,21,9,2,1,1,19
,,Racketeering and extortion,261,173,66.3,,89,48,21,11,4,88
,,Gambling,7,7,^,,3,1,3,0,0,0
,,Nonviolent sex offenses,231,168,72.7,,91,45,16,13,3,63
,,Obscene material/b,6,5,^,,5,0,0,0,0,1
,,Traffic offenses,8,6,^,,6,0,0,0,0,2
,,Wildlife,10,8,^,,7,0,0,1,0,2
,,Environmental,9,7,^,,4,2,1,0,0,2
,,All other offenses/b,57,44,77.2,,24,14,2,3,1,13
Weapon offenses,,,"2,115","1,619",76.5,%,"1,011",338,173,87,10,496
Immigration offenses,,,"1,976","1,458",73.8,%,979,346,51,72,10,518
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^ Too few cases to obtain statistically reliable data.,,,,,,,,,,,,
"a/Total includes 427 appeals terminated for which an offense category could not be determined, of which 264 were terminated on the merits and 163 were procedural terminations. ",,,,,,,,,,,,
"b/In 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."
"Source: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Court of Appeals, fiscal year."