NCJ Number
111823
Date Published
1988
Length
121 pages
Annotation
This study tracked 674 people arrested in 1981 for felony offenses in the City and County of Honolulu through the criminal court system from indictment to imposition of a sentence.
Abstract
Of 337 serious felony offenders, 59.3 percent were indicted for robbery, 16 percent for homicide or attempted homicide, and 13.6 percent for forcible rape. Of the remainder, 34.6 percent were indicted for theft, 23.2 percent for burglary, and 13.5 percent for drug abuse. The public defender represented 57.3 percent of serious offenders, and 52.3 percent of other felony offenders. At arraignment and plea, 335 of the first group and all of the second group pleaded not guilty. A final disposition was attained during the pretrial phase for 62 percent of serious felony offenders and 81.4 percent of other felony offenders, with a majority in both groups changing their pleas. For 128 serious felony offenders, trial was set at a median of 327 days after arrest or indictment, with 83.6 percent receiving jury trials and 85.2 percent of these being found guilty. For other felony offenders, the median was 273.5 days to trial; 65.9 percent had jury trials; and 68.2 percent were convicted. Of serious offenders, 69.6 percent received prison sentences, and 24.5 percent received probation. Of others, 20.3 percent received prison terms; 47.5 percent received probation; and 18.6 percent were granted deferred acceptance of guilty pleas and conditional discharges. Figures, 29 tables, 32 notes, and 7 references.