November 26, 2008 |
2008-R-0635 | |
TRANSFER OF CASES FROM GA COURTS TO JD COURTS | ||
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By: Sandra Norman-Eady, Chief Attorney | ||
You asked for the number of A and B felony cases transferred from Geographical Area (GA) courts to Judicial District (JD) courts during the past fiscal year.
According to Greg Pac, Judicial Department statistician, GA courts transferred nearly 1,600 cases involving felony charges to JD courts during FY 08. Of these cases, over 200 involved class A felonies and over 1,300 involved class B felonies. The three GA courts with the highest number of transfers were Waterbury with 215, Hartford with 196, and New Haven with 182. The three GA courts with the lowest number of transfers were Enfield and Rockville tied at 21 and Bristol with 32. In Danbury, all cases involving felonies were sent directly to the JD court; thus, there were no felony transfers from the Danbury GA court.
The following table shows the number of cases involving class A and B felonies transferred by each GA court to a JD court in FY 08.
A AND B FELONY TRANSFERS FROM GA TO JD COURTS IN FY O8
GA Courts |
Number of A Felonies Transferred |
Number of B Felonies Transferred |
Bantam |
12 |
85 |
Bridgeport |
18 |
144 |
Bristol |
5 |
27 |
Danbury* |
0 |
0 |
-Continued-
GA Courts |
Number of A Felonies Transferred |
Number of B Felonies Transferred |
Danielson |
10 |
32 |
Derby |
1 |
34 |
Enfield |
10 |
11 |
Hartford |
59 |
137 |
Manchester |
14 |
36 |
Meriden |
3 |
62 |
Middletown |
3 |
39 |
Milford |
1 |
38 |
New Britain |
16 |
76 |
New Haven |
20 |
162 |
New London |
15 |
63 |
Norwalk |
2 |
50 |
Norwich |
5 |
60 |
Rockville |
2 |
19 |
Stamford |
14 |
59 |
Waterbury |
22 |
193 |
Total |
232 |
1,327 |
Source: Judicial Department
*All Danbury cases involving felonies were sent directly to the JD court.
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