Yesterday, we reviewed the average votes to affirm criminal cases from the First District at the Supreme Court between 1990 and 2017.  Today, we’re reviewing the numbers for the rest of the state.

The Second District’s votes to affirm in criminal cases has been equally distributed.  For nine years, the votes to affirm was four or more (1991, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009-2010 and 2013-2014).  In seven more years, votes to affirm was between three and four (1998-2000, 2003, 2008 and 2011-2012.)  In eight years, votes to affirm was between zero and two (1990, 1992-1993, 2002, 2006 and 2015-2017).

The Third District’s votes to affirm was at four or more in six years (1993, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2014 and 2017).  In an additional ten years, votes to affirm was between three and four (1991, 1994-1996, 2000-2002, 2006, 2010 and 2015).  In eight years, votes to affirm was between zero and two (1992, 1997-1998, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2013 and 2016).

The Fourth District’s votes to affirm was at four or more in criminal cases in twelve of the previous twenty-eight years (1991-1992, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2013-2014 and 2016-2017).  Votes to affirm was between three and four in four years (2002, 2006, 2008, 2011.)  Votes to affirm was between zero and two in eight years (1990, 1995-1996, 1999-2001, 2009 and 2015).

The Fifth District’s votes to affirm has been relatively evenly distributed.  In eight years, votes to affirm was four or more.  (1990-1991, 1995-1997, 1999 and 2001-2002).  In five years, votes to affirm was between three and four (1994, 2000, 2004, 2010 and 2015).  In seven years, votes to affirm was between zero and two (1992-1993, 2003, 2005-2006, 2011 and 2013).  The Supreme Court decided no criminal cases from the Fifth District in four years (2007-2009 and 2012).

Criminal cases taken directly from the Circuit Courts were typically death penalty appeals prior to abolition in 2011 and have generally involved sentencing matters in the years since.  In thirteen years, votes to affirm has been four or more (1991, 1993, 1995-1997, 1999, 2001-2003, 2008, 2010-2011 and 2014).  In six years, votes to affirm was between three and four (1990, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2000 and 2007).  In another six years, votes to affirm was between zero and two (2009, 2012-2013 and 2015-2017).

Join us back here next Tuesday as we turn our attention to a new area of our analysis.

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