Bureau of Justice Statistics,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Filename:  fjs05st603.csv,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Table 6.3. Criminal appeals cases terminated on the merits, by offense, October 1, 2004 - September 30, 2005",,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Report title:  Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics, 2005  NCJ #",,,,,,,,,,,,,
Data source:  Federal justice statistics database maintained by The Urban Institute,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Author:  Urban Institute under the supervision of BJS,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Refer questions to:  askbjs@usdoj.gov  202-307-0765,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Date of version:  8/29/08,,,,,,,,,,,,,


"Table 6.3. Criminal appeals cases terminated on the merits, by offense, October 1, 2004 - September 30, 2005",,,,,,,,,,,,,

,,,,Percent of criminal appeals cases terminated on the merits,,,,,,,,,
Most serious offense,,,Total,Affirmed,,Remanded or reversed,,Partially affirmed,,Dismissed,,Other,
,All offenses/a,,"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,%
,Murder/b,,60,63.3,,13.3,,8.3,,15,,0,
,Assault,,66,62.1,,28.8,,6.1,,3,,0,
,Robbery,,227,56.8,,23.8,,12.8,,6.6,,0,
,Sexual abuse/b,,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,
,,Fraud/b,924,55.5,,21.8,,12.7,,8.9,,1.2,
,,Forgery,3,^ ,,^ ,,^ ,,^ ,,^ ,
,,Counterfeiting,94,52.1,,16,,16,,14.9,,1.1,
,Other,,226,65.5,%,16.8,%,10.2,%,5.8,%,1.8,%
,,Burglary,6,^ ,,^ ,,^ ,,^ ,,^ ,
,,Larceny/b,107,59.8,,21.5,,10.3,,6.5,,1.9,
,,Motor vehicle theft,49,67.3,,10.2,,18.4,,4.1,,0,
,,Arson and explosives,25,68,,20,,4,,8,,0,
,,Transportation of stolen property,35,74.3,,14.3,,5.7,,2.9,,2.9,
,,Other property offenses/b,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,,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 violations/b,81,61.7,,16,,11.1,,9.9,,1.2,
,,Bribery,12,41.7,,25,,25,,8.3,,0,
,,"Perjury, contempt, and intimidation",49,57.1,,14.3,,22.4,,0,,6.1,
,,National defense,12,50,,33.3,,8.3,,8.3,,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 material/b,5,^ ,,^ ,,^ ,,^ ,,^ ,
,,Traffic offenses,6,^ ,,^ ,,^ ,,^ ,,^ ,
,,Wildlife,8,^ ,,^ ,,^ ,,^ ,,^ ,
,,Environmental,7,^ ,,^ ,,^ ,,^ ,,^ ,
,,All other offenses/b,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,%

"Note:  For further information, see Chapter notes, p. 88.",,,,,,,,,,,,,
^ Too few cases to obtain statistically reliable data.,,,,,,,,,,,,,
a/Total includes 264 appeals terminated on the merits for which an offense category could not be determined.
"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."