Table 9
Characteristics of selected firearms-related cases, pre- and post-2008 mandatory minimum penalty (MMP) legislation

Table 9
Characteristics of selected firearms-related cases, pre- and post-2008 mandatory minimum penalty (MMP) legislation
Table summary
This table displays the results of Characteristics of selected firearms-related cases. The information is grouped by Characteristics of completed court cases (appearing as row headers), Firearms-related offences with amended MMP, Firearms-related offences with MMP unchanged, Pre-2008 and Post-2008, calculated using number and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Characteristics of completed court cases Firearms-related offences with amended MMPTable 9 Note 1 Firearms-related offences with MMP unchangedTable 9 Note 2
Pre-2008Table 9 Note 3 Post-2008Table 9 Note 4 Pre-2008Table 9 Note 3 Post-2008Table 9 Note 4
number percent number percent number percent number percent
Number of charges per case
Total completed cases 905 100 812 100 1,349 100 1,606 100
Single charge 69 8 32 4 56 4 65 4
Multiple charges 836 92 780 96 1,293 96 1,541 96
Number of appearances in case
Total completed cases 905 100 812 100 1,349 100 1,606 100
1 or 2 appearances 100 11 35 4 117 9 52 3
3 to 5 appearances 129 14 63 8 252 19 221 14
6 to 10 appearances 249 28 183 23 398 30 510 32
Over 10 appearances 427 47 531 65 582 43 823 51
Case lengthTable 9 Note 5
Total completed cases 905 100 812 100 1,349 100 1,606 100
1 day 32 4 8 1 22 2 18 1
2 days to less than 2 months 134 15 72 9 188 14 168 10
2 to less than 4 months 138 15 94 12 197 15 216 13
4 to less than 8 months 277 31 187 23 375 28 397 25
8 to less than 12 months 146 16 176 22 273 20 324 20
1 year or longer 178 20 275 34 294 22 483 30
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