Beattie v Scott: 1990

The court emphasised that, when a case comes to trial, ‘the interests of the accused person demand that the Crown should prove its case against him without any assistance whatever on his part’.

Judges:

Lord Justice General Hope

Citations:

1990 SCCR 296

Cited by:

CitedHolland v Her Majesty’s Advocate (Devolution) PC 11-May-2005
The defendant appealed his convictions for robbery. He had been subject to a dock identification, and he complained that the prosecution had failed in its duties of disclosure.
Held: The combination of several failings meant that the defendant . .
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Scotland, Criminal Practice

Updated: 13 May 2022; Ref: scu.225523