New evidence on an appeal was admissible only in accordance with the Act.
Judges:
Lord Justice Clerk Ross
Citations:
Times 16-May-1995, 1995 JC 95, [1995] ScotHC HCJ – 2, 1995 SLT 612, 1995 SCCR 280
Links:
Statutes:
Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 228(2)
Cited by:
Cited – Fraser v Her Majesty’s Advocate SC 25-May-2011
The defendant appealed against his conviction for murder, saying that the prosecution had failed to disclose certain matters.
Held: The appeal succeeded, the conviction was quashed and the case remitted to the Scottish courts to consider . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Criminal Practice, Scotland
Updated: 19 May 2022; Ref: scu.80299