At the original trial the proceedings had been relayed in sound and vision to a Remote Viewing Room (RVR) within the High Court building. On 28 September on the motion of the defence the trial judge Lord McEwan deserted the diet simpliciter. The Lord Advocate has appealed by Bill of Advocation agai......
Appellant had been convicted of having been concerned in the in the supplying of "Ecstasy" contrary to section 4(3)(b) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. The only ground of appeal relates to the trial judge failing to direct the jury at that critical stage in terms of Sharkey v. H.M. Advocate 2001 S.......
Sole basis of appeal is whether there was in law sufficient evidence that the appellant was the perpetrator. The case concerns corroboration particularly in relation to cases which involve children or other vulernable witnesses. ......
Following trial the appellant was convicted of assault and robbery by a jury. At the trial there was no dispute that the offence libelled had been committed. The only live issue was whether the appellant was the perpetrator. The basis of the appeal is that the appellant had been denied a fair trial......
The respondent was charged on summary complaint at the instance of the complainer with a contravention of the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (East Coast) (No. 4) (Scotland) Order 2003 Article 4 ("the Order") and the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 (a......
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