Sixty-nine cases of murder, three cases of manslaughter, 14 for rape, four cases of rape of a child under 16, and six for carnal knowledge of girl under 15, were among the 103 cases that were heard by the Courts in 2014.All told 140 cases were disposed of.According to a release for the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), there were 30 convictions, 54 acquittals, ten hung jury trials, one quashed committal and two aborted trials.The release also stated that there were two cases for the offence of wounding with intent, one case of unlawful wounding,Marlon Humphrey Jersey, three for robbery under arms, two attempt to commit murder, one for felonious wounding, four for buggery, one of causing grievous bodily harm,Jerseys From China, one for assault causing actual bodily harm, three of incest, one for the offence of sexual activity with a child family member, two of indecent assault and one case for attempt to commit a felony.There were 30 convictions, 54 acquittals, 10 hung jury, one quashed committal, and two aborted trials. One unrepresented accused was sent back to prison after he indicated that he needed five years to prepare his defence.Then there was a case in which one accused was ordered to be given a psychiatric evaluation after he was unresponsive to the court.One accused was committed to the National Psychiatric Hospital for treatment until such time as he is fit to stand trial.In two other murder cases, both accused were found to be unfit to stand trial and ordered to be given psychiatric treatment after which time, they should be reassessed to determine if they are fit to stand trial.In one matter for the offence of carnal knowledge, the accused, who was out on bail failed to attend Court, and the judge issued an arrest warrant and his bail escheated.But the release also revealed that a startling number of carnal knowledge cases were not prosecuted, either because the witnesses refused to testify or because the accused could not be found. In one case, the matter was dropped after the alleged victim married the accused.Demerara October 2014 Criminal AssizesThe release noted that 25 of 226 cases were heard during the Demerara October 2014 Criminal Assizes, which ended on December 19, last with jail delivery being done by Madam Justice Dawn Gregory.The presiding judges were Justice Brassington Reynolds, Madame Justice Dawn Gregory and Justice Navindra Singh.Of the 25 matters heard during the Demerara October 2014 Criminal Assizes, 16 were presented in the High Court of Demerara during the Demerara October 2014 Criminal Assizes.? Seven of the 16 cases were completed by Justice Reynolds, three were completed by Madame Justice Gregory and six by Justice Singh.Of the seven trials that were presented before Justice Reynolds, six were for the offence of murder and one for the offence of manslaughter. One murder accused, who had two separate court appearances before Justice Reynolds, was committed to the National Psychiatric Hospital for treatment until such time that he is fit to stand trial.One other murder accused was sentenced to death by Justice Reynolds, while a third accused was acquitted.The jury in one other murder trial failed to reach a verdict and the accused was sent back to prison to await a new trial.In two other separate trials, one for the offence of murder and the other for the lesser offence of manslaughter,Cheap Jerseys China, both accused were acquitted after the trial judge upheld no case submissions and directed the jury to return formal verdicts of not guilty.Madame Justice Dawn Gregory completed three murder cases. In two of these cases,China Soccer Jerseys, the accused were acquitted after the jury returned unanimous verdicts of not guilty.The accused in the other matter was also acquitted after the trial judge upheld a no case submission, and directed the jury to return a formal verdict of not guilty.Six murder cases were presented before Justice Navindra Singh. Of these six matters, there were five guilty verdicts and one acquittal.In three of the five cases the accused were respectively sentenced to 83 years imprisonment.In the fourth matter, where there were two accused persons, the number one accused was sentenced to 66 years’ imprisonment, while the number two accused was sentenced to 50 years’ imprisonment.In the fifth case, Justice Singh sentenced the murder accused to 66 years’ imprisonment after the jury returned a guilty verdict, while in a sixth trial, four murder accused were all acquitted after the jury returned a unanimous verdict of not guilty.The Director of Public Prosecutions nolle prosequi (cancelled prosecution) nine matters during this time.These included one murder case and eight carnal knowledge cases.“