Court that reduced the sentence
Higher Criminal Court
Police Court
Penal Magistrates Court
Penal Court of First Instance in its Appellate Capacity
Sentence reduction
The use of an abolished article
Suspend Prosecution
Age of Victim
17 Years
Age of Perpetrator
Over 18
Type of Crime Felony/ Misdemeanour
Felony
Appellant Court
Jordan’s Court of Cassation
Overturn sentence -reduction decision of the lower court
Unlisted in court’s decision
Half the original period
Age of Victim
Under 18
Age of Perpetrator
Over 18
Type of Crime Felony/ Misdemeanour
Felony
Appellant Court
Jordan’s Court of Cassation
Overturn sentence -reduction decision of the lower court
Discretionary mitigating circumstances
Half the original period
Age of Victim
16 years
Age of Perpetrator
Over 18
Type of Crime Felony/ Misdemeanour
Felony
Appellant Court
Jordan’s Court of Cassation
Drop of personal right
One third of the original period
Age of Victim
Under 18
Age of Perpetrator
Over 18
Type of Crime Felony/ Misdemeanour
Felony
Appellant Court
Jordan’s Court of Cassation
Uphold decision of mitigating court due to the absence of an appeal from the General Prosecutor
Drop of Personal right
A quarter of the original period
Age of Victim
Under 18
Age of Perpetrator
Over 18
Type of Crime Felony/ Misdemeanour
Misdemeanour
Appellant Court
Penal Court of First Instance in its Appellant Capacity
Amend criminal description and change sentence duration
Drop of personal right
From 6 months to one week
Age of Victim
Under 12
Age of Perpetrator
Over 18
Type of Crime Felony/ Misdemeanour
Misdemeanour
Appellant Court
Penal Court of First Instance in its Appellant Capacity
Annul sentence -reduction decision of the lower court
Drop of Personal right
From 6 months to one week
Age of Victim
Under 10
Age of Perpetrator
Over 18
Type of Crime Felony/ Misdemeanour
Misdemeanour
Appellant Court
Penal Court of First Instance in its Appellant Capacity
Annul sentence -reduction decision of the lower court
Discretionary mitigating circumstances
From 6 months to one month
Age of Victim
17 years
Age of Perpetrator
Over 26
Type of Crime Felony/ Misdemeanour
Misdemeanour
Appellant Court
Penal Court of First Instance in its Appellant Capacity
Annul sentence -reduction decision of the lower court
Drop of Personal right
A quarter of the original period
Age of Victim
Under 18
Age of Perpetrator
Over 18
Type of Crime Felony/ Misdemeanour
Misdemeanour
Appellant Court
Penal Court of First Instance in its Appellant Capacity
Annul sentence -reduction decision of the lower court
Drop of Personal right
A quarter of the original period
Age of Victim
Female child in playground
Age of Perpetrator
52 years
Type of Crime Felony/ Misdemeanour
Felony
Appellant Court
Jordan’s Court of Cassation
Overturn sentence -reduction decision of the lower court
Rulings issued by the Jordanian Courts of First Instance constitute the majority of executed sentences in the country. Data issued by the Jordanian Judicial Council in 2022 shows that a very limited number of cases reaches the Jordanian Supreme Court, and the percentage of appeals presented to this court does not exceed 3.1% of the total number of cases filed in Jordanian courts, while the percentage of appeals filed in all other Jordanian courts does not exceed 17.5% of the total number of cases filed in these courts