Last week, we delved more deeply into how each District and Division of the Court of Appeal has fared before the Supreme Court, reviewing the yearly average votes to affirm each court’s decision in civil cases.  This week, we’re reviewing the numbers for criminal cases from 1990 to 2017.

Division One of the First District had a votes to affirm rate of four or more in nine years (1996-1997, 1999-2000, 2005, 2007-2008, 2014 and 2017).  The rate was between three and four in two years (1993 and 1998).  Votes to affirm were between zero and two in one year (2004).  The Supreme Court heard no cases from Division One in sixteen years (1990-1992, 1994-1995, 2001-2003, 2006, 2009-2013 and 2015-2016).

Division Two of the First District had votes to affirm of four or more in five years (1995, 2001, 2008 and 2014-2015).  Votes to affirm was between three and four in one year (2002).  Votes to affirm was between zero and two in eleven years (1992, 1996-1997, 1999, 2003, 2005-2007 and 2009-2011).  The Supreme Court decided no cases from Division Two in nine years (1990-1991, 1993-1994, 1998, 2004, 2013 and 2016-2017).

Division Three of the First District fared well most years in criminal cases.  Since 1990, the court has posted a votes to affirm of four or more in nine years (1994, 1998-1999, 2001-2002, 2004, 2006, 2009 and 2015).  Votes to affirm was between three and four in three years (1995, 2005 and 2014).  Votes to affirm was between zero and two in five years (1993, 1996-1997 and 2016-2017).  The Supreme Court decided no criminal cases from Division Three in eleven years of our study period (1990-1992, 2000, 2003, 2007-2008 and 2010-2013).

The average votes to affirm for Division Four has clustered on opposite sides of the spectrum.  In seven years, votes to affirm averaged four or more (1991, 1995-1996, 2004, 2009, 2012 and 2015).  In only one year was votes to affirm between three and four – 2002.  In seven years, votes to affirm was between zero and two (1990, 1992, 1997, 2001, 2005-2006 and 2013.)  In thirteen years, the Supreme Court has decided no criminal cases from Division Four (1993-1994, 1998-2000, 2003, 2007-2008, 2010-2011, 2014 and 2016-2017).

Division Five of the First District has had a votes to affirm in criminal cases of four or more in six of the past twenty-eight years (1994, 1998, 2001, 2010 and 2014).  Votes to affirm has been between three and four in four years (1993, 2003, 2004 and 2006).  Votes to affirm has been between zero and two in nine years (1990, 1992, 1995-1996, 1999, 2002, 2008, 2012 and 2015).  The Supreme Court has decided no criminal cases from Division Five in nine years (1991, 1997, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2016-2017).

District One of the Second District has tended to have lower votes to affirm in criminal cases. Votes to affirm was four or more in only three years (2011, 2013 and 2015).  The rate was between three and four in two years (1998 and 2012).  Votes to affirm were between zero and two in twelve years (1994-1997, 1999-2000, 2002-2004, 2008, 2010 and 2016).  The Supreme Court decided no criminal cases from Division One in ten years (1990-1992, 2001, 2005-2007, 2009, 2014 and 2017).

Division Two of the Second District had a votes to affirm of four or more in eight years (1996, 1998-1999, 2001-2002, 2007, 2014 and 2017).  Votes to affirm were not between three and four in any year.  Votes to affirm was between zero and two in seven years (1994, 1997, 2000, 2005-2006, 2009 and 2015).  The Supreme Court decided no criminal cases from Division Two in thirteen years (1990-1993, 1995, 2003-2004, 2008, 2010-2013 and 2016).

Division Three of the Second District had a votes to affirm of four or more in eight years (1994, 1996, 2000, 2003-2004, 2012, and 2014-2015).  Votes to affirm was between three and four in three years (1997 and 2001-2002).  Votes to affirm were between zero and two in four years (1995, 1999, 2008 and 2016).  The Supreme Court decided no cases from Division Three in eleven years (1990-1993, 1998, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2017).

Division Four of the Second District had a votes to affirm of four or more in seven years (1997-1999, 2002-2003 and 2007-2008).  Votes to affirm was between three and four in two years (2001 and 2005).  Votes to affirm was between zero and two in five years (2000, 2009, 2013-2014 and 2017).  The Supreme Court decided no cases from Division Four in thirteen years (1990-1996, 2004, 2006, 2010-2011 and 2015-2016).

Division Five of the Second District had a votes to affirm of four or more in six years (1995, 1998, 2008, 2011-2012 and 2017).  Votes to affirm was between three and four in three years (2001-2002 and 2016).  Votes to affirm was between zero and two in eight years (1997, 2000, 2004-2005, 2009-2010 and 2013-2014).  The Supreme Court decided no cases from Division Five in nine years (1990-=1991, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2006-2007 and 2015.

Join us back here tomorrow as we review the data for the rest of the state.

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