The defendant appealed against his conviction for offences of rape and sexual assault. He complained as to the directions given to the jury on returning majority verdicts where: ‘the Learned Trial Judge ought to have directed the jury that in order to return a verdict of guilt a number of 8 of them had to be in favour of guilt in relation to each offence, and that only in those circumstances could a verdict of guilt be returned on the whole libel.’
Held: The deiderated direction was not necessary.
Lord Brodie, Lady Dorrian, Lord Woolman
[2013] ScotHC HCJAC – 103, 2013 SCL 954, 2013 GWD 30-596
Bailii
Scotland, Crime
Updated: 21 November 2021; Ref: scu.516526
