Her Majesty’s Advocate v Montgomery and Coulter: HCJ 14 Sep 1999

Judges:

Lord Justice General and Lord Johnston and Lord Eassie

Citations:

[1999] ScotHC 219

Links:

Bailii, Bailii

Statutes:

Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 74(1)

Jurisdiction:

Scotland

Cited by:

Appeal fromMontgomery and Coulter v Her Majesty’s Advocate PC 19-Oct-2000
The test of whether a defendant’s common law right to a fair trial had been damaged by pre-trial publicity was similar to the test under the Convention, and also where there was any plea of oppression. The substantial difference is that no balancing . .
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Updated: 04 June 2022; Ref: scu.164514