Between 2000 and 2009, the Supreme Court decided 72 criminal cases principally involving constitutional law.  Defendants won 18 of those cases and lost 54.  Between 2000 and 2002, defendants won nine cases and lost 16.  Between 2003 and 2006, defendants won seven cases and lost 21.  From 2007 to 2009, defendants won only two cases and lost 17.

Defendants won a total of 34 criminal constitutional law cases at the Court of Appeal .  Between 2000 and 2009, they won seven and lost 27 of those cases at the Supreme Court.  From 2000 to 2002, defendants won five and lost eight on such cases.  From 2003 to 2006, defendants won only two cases and lost 12.  From 2007 to 2009, defendants lost all seven cases.

The Court decided 38 criminal constitutional law cases lost by defendants below.  Defendants won 11 of those cases at the Supreme Court and lost 27.  From 2000 to 2002, defendants won four cases and lost eight.  From 2003 to 2006, defendants won five cases and lost nine.  From 2007 to 2009, defendants won two cases and lost 10.

Join us back here next week as we continue our review of the Court’s voting records in criminal constitutional law cases.

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