The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-23
COSTS STATE
MUCH MONEY TO
TRY CRIMINALS
FOUR COUNTY COURTS CONDUCT
ED AT AN EXPENSE OF
$129, 900.
Biennial Report Shows 37s Cases
Brought i'm Fairfield Common
Pleas.

Hartford, Jan. 23-The biennial re-
port Of the criminal business of the
courts of Connecticut has just been
issued for information of members of
the General Assembly. In the Com
mon Pleas court the cost of trying
criminal cases has been figured out
as being extremely expensive. For
the year ending July 1, 1911, 200 cases
were disposed of in the New Haven
Common Pleas court, all being appeals
from convictions in the city court
There were 26 cases tried, OF which
II resulted in convictions, eight in ac-
quittalS, and one in disagreement. Of
the 1872 cases which were called, eight
defendants having forfeited their
bonds, ST entered pleas of guilty, "a
had absolute nolles entered, and ~45
paid fines and costs. in whole or in
part, as had been imposed in the low
er court Of the 200 prosecutions 81
violations of the liquor law, 16 for
theft, Il for selling junk without a
license, 10 each for keeping without
a license, and reform school complaint
and the remaining cases of varied
nature
For the year ending July 1, 1912, this
court disposed of 224 cases which had
been appealed upon conviction in the
lower court In "a there were trials
with % convictions and IL acqufttals.
OF the total number OF cases 10S had
lutte nolless 46 paid UP lower court
fines, "a were disposed of by verdict,
8 cases were vacated and 2 forfeited
bonds The total number of cases
tried in this court for the two years
was 50 out of the 424 cases appealed
from conviction in the city court. The
last Legislature appropriated for this
court for two years, on the criminal
side alone S. 900 for the Judges salary,
1000 for the clerks salary, $1,000 for
the prosecuting attorneys salary and
81. 800 for COURT expenses. a, total OF
$3s. 900.
In the Fairfield criminal Common
L 1911, 378 cases were brought on ap-
peal from the lower courts, and five
went to trial, in which there were four
convictions. In $50 cases pleas of
guilty were entered, Is forfeited
bonds, so snolIes were entered and 1s
noiles upon terms. For the year end
pealed to this court and 10 trials held.
in which there were seven convictions.
OF the total number 29o pleaded guilty.
20 forfeited bonds. 150 nolles were en-
is attached to this record to the effect
that So noiIes were made necessary by
reason of Supreme court decision In
State vs. Penner. Vol So Conn. For
the two years $40 cases were appealed
and Is went to trial. The last Leg
islature appropriated sac, 800 for salar-
les and expenses OF this court for two
years.
In the New London Common Pleas
court, criminal side, for the year end
ing July L. 1911, "a cases were dis
posed of with no trials four persons
pleaded guilty, six FORGETTING bonds.
nine noIies entered and Is nol1es upon
terms. For the year ending July l.
1912, 81 cases were brought with one
trial which resulted in acquittaI. For
the expenses Of this court the 1911
Legislature appropriated 81, 500.
In the district court of Waterbury
IL cases were brought with Is trials,
in which there were II convictions.
OF the total cases IA persons entered
pleas of guilty, II nolles were entered
ending July 1. 1911. For the next IL
months, In this court, ~ cases were
brought, In which there were trials,
s. convictions being secured. There
were pleas of guilty, IL nolles en-
tered and ~ nolles upon terms The
appfOpria made for two years by
the last General Assembly appear to
pensess although this probably in
cludes the civil side.
No reference is made in the areport
to the Hartford county Common Pleas
court.
A summary of the business of the
Common Pleas court of New Haven,
Fairfield and New London counties,
shows q total of 40 cases on appeal
from conviction in the lower court
were brought in which SO persons
stood trial and the last General As
sernbly, according to the recommends
ton of the committee on 1appropria-
TONS of which Senator Peck, of DAN
bury, was chairman, appropriated
$129, 800 for salaries and expenses in
these courts