C.C.C. section 85 charges and cases completed in adult criminal court by type of decision, 1994/95 to 2000/01      
                               
                Fiscal year            
    1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01
  Decision # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
Charges Total Charges 1,466 100 1,445 100 1,783 100 1,269 100 1,489 100 1,090 100 1,170 100
  Found guilty 216 15 250 17 267 15 170 13 272 18 200 18 224 19
  Transfer 275 19 197 14 208 12 149 12 99 7 75 7 78 7
  Other 88 6 88 6 56 3 42 3 73 5 61 6 81 7
  Stay/Withdrawn 848 58 834 58 1,176 66 825 65 958 64 702 64 741 63
  Acquitted 39 3 76 5 76 4 83 7 87 6 52 5 46 4
                               
Total Cases Total Cases 127 100 98 100 109 100 84 100 82 100 85 100 102 100
  Guilty 31 24 21 21 34 31 27 32 26 32 21 25 26 25
  Transfer 14 11 11 11 14 13 4 5 13 16 7 8 16 16
  Other 13 10 8 8 5 5 1 1 4 5 4 5 7 7
  Stay/Withdrawn 65 51 54 55 52 48 52 62 37 45 52 61 50 49
  Acquitted 4 3 4 4 4 4 0 0 2 2 1 1 3 3
Notes                              
Data do not include New Brunswick, Manitoba, British Columbia, and Nunavut for all years and Northwest Territories for 1996/97 and 2000/01.      
When a case has more than one charge, it is necessary to decide which charge will be used to represent the case (since a case is identified by a single charge). In such multiple-charge cases, the Òmost serious decisionÓ rule is applied. Decisions are ranked from the most to the least serious as follows: 1) guilty, 2) guilty of a lesser offence, 3) committed for trial in a superior court, 4) other decisions were imposed, 5) stay of proceeding, 6) acquitted, withdrawn, dismissed. Cases in this table represent cases where CCC section 85 was the most serious offence in the case.    
Includes cases completed in superior courts in Alberta (1998/99 to 2000/01), Yukon (1999/00 and 2000/01), and Prince Edward Island (2000/01).      
Excludes information from QuebecÕs municipal courts (which represent approximately 20% of Criminal Code charges in that province).          
Found guilty decisions include absolute and conditional discharges.                        
Transfer decisions includes charges having a committal for trial in superior court as the decision on the final appearance in provincial court in jurisdictions not providing superior court data (i.e., Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan). This category also includes a committals for trial in superior court and re-elections to provincial court as the decision on the final appearance in adult criminal court, for jurisdictions providing superior court data.    
Stay/Withdrawn includes cases stayed, withdrawn, dismissed and discharged at preliminary inquiry.                  
Other decisions includes final decisions of found not criminally responsible, waived in province/territory, and waived out of province/territory. This order also includes any order where a conviction was not recorded, the court's acceptance of a special plea, cases which raise Charter arguments and cases where the accused was found unfit to stand trial.            
Source: Adult Criminal Court Survey, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Statistics Canada.                  
                               
                               
                               
CCC s.85 charges and cases found guilty in adult criminal court by most serious sentence, 1994/95 to 2000/01      
                               
                Fiscal year            
  Most serious 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01
  sentence # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
Charges Total guilty charges 216 100 250 100 267 100 170 100 272 100 200 100 224 100
  Prison 213 99 244 98 264 99 166 98 262 96 196 98 219 98
  Probation 2 1 2 1 3 1 3 2 7 3 4 2 4 2
  Fine 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
  Restitution 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
  Unknown 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
                               
Total Cases Total guilty cases 31 100 21 100 34 100 27 100 26 100 21 100 26 100
  Prison 29 94 18 86 34 100 24 89 22 85 18 86 23 88
  Probation 1 3 2 10 0 0 2 7 3 12 3 14 3 12
  Fine 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 4 0 0 0 0
  Restitution 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Unknown 1 3 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Notes                              
Data do not include New Brunswick, Manitoba, British Columbia, and Nunavut for all years and Northwest Territories for 1996/97 and 2000/01.        
When a case has more than one charge, it is necessary to decide which charge will be used to represent the case (since a case is identified by a single charge). In such multiple-charge cases, the Òmost serious decisionÓ rule is applied. Decisions are ranked from the most to the least serious as follows: 1) guilty, 2) guilty of a lesser offence, 3) committed for trial in a superior court, 4) other decisions were imposed, 5) stay of proceeding, 6) acquitted, withdrawn, dismissed. Cases in this table represent cases where CCC section 85 was the most serious offence in the case.    
Includes cases completed in superior courts in Alberta (1998/99 to 2000/01), Yukon (1999/00 and 2000/01), and Prince Edward Island (2000/01).      
Excludes information from QuebecÕs municipal courts (which represent approximately 20% of Criminal Code charges in that province).          
ÒOtherÓ sentences include conditional sentences, absolute and conditional discharge, suspended sentence, payment of legal costs, and suspension of drivers license.  
Source: Adult Criminal Court Survey, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Statistics Canada.                  
                               
                               
                               
                               
CCC s.85 charges and cases found guilty in adult criminal court by length of prison sentence, 1994/95 to 2000/01    
                Fiscal year            
                               
  Length of 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01
  prison sentence # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
Charges Total guilty charges 213 100 244 100 264 100 166 100 262 100 196 100 219 100
  1 month or less 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
  >1 to 6 months 5 2 2 1 4 2 1 1 6 2 6 3 8 4
  >6 to 12 months 188 88 203 83 204 77 138 83 184 70 156 80 176 80
  >1 to <2 years 1 0 2 1 8 3 8 5 9 3 4 2 13 6
  2 years or more 19 9 37 15 47 18 17 10 60 23 29 15 20 9
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 2 1
  No Prison 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
                               
Total Cases Total guilty cases 29 100 18 100 34 100 24 100 22 100 18 100 23 100
  1 month or less 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
  >1 to 6 months 2 7 0 0 2 6 1 4 2 9 1 6 2 9
  >6 to 12 months 24 83 15 83 28 82 18 75 15 68 12 67 16 70
  >1 to <2 years 1 3 1 6 1 3 1 4 2 9 3 17 2 9
  2 years or more 2 7 2 11 3 9 3 13 3 14 2 11 2 9
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
  No Prison 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Notes                              
Data do not include New Brunswick, Manitoba, British Columbia, and Nunavut for all years and Northwest Territories for 1996/97 and 2000/01.        
When a case has more than one charge, it is necessary to decide which charge will be used to represent the case (since a case is identified by a single charge). In such multiple-charge cases, the Òmost serious decisionÓ rule is applied. Decisions are ranked from the most to the least serious as follows: 1) guilty, 2) guilty of a lesser offence, 3) committed for trial in a superior court, 4) other decisions were imposed, 5) stay of proceeding, 6) acquitted, withdrawn, dismissed. Cases in this table represent cases where CCC section 85 was the most serious offence in the case.    
Includes cases completed in superior courts in Alberta (1998/99 to 2000/01), Yukon (1999/00 and 2000/01), and Prince Edward Island (2000/01).      
Excludes information from QuebecÕs municipal courts (which represent approximately 20% of Criminal Code charges in that province).          
Source: Adult Criminal Court Survey, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Statistics Canada.