Table II-8 shows the number of offenders sentenced to death in ordinary first instance in the 10 years up to 1998, by type of offense.

Table II-8 Offenders sentenced to death in ordinary first instance, by offense (1989-1998)

  In 1998, the ratio of defendants sentenced to death among all defendants found guilty, by type of offense, was 0.7% for homicide and 3.4% for robbery resulting in death.