TWO-hundred-and-eleven cases are listed for trial at the January Criminal Session which opened yesterday at the Demerara Assizes. They comprise the following categories: 40 are for murder, 27 are for manslaughter, 59 are for carnal knowledge, 48 are for rape, 26 are for wounding with intent, 17 are for attempting to commit murder; and there are two each for incest, narcotics and arson.

Justice James Bovell-Drakes, one of the three judges assigned to the session, has 71 cases on his list, 15 of which are for murder; Justice Navindra Singh has 70 cases on his list, 12 of which are for murder. Justice Franklyn Holder, the third judge, has 70 cases on his list, 13 of which are for murder.

(George Barclay)