Holland v Her Majesty’s Advocate: HCJ 21 Aug 2003

The defendant appealed his conviction after a dock identification.
Held: Scotland is unique among the jurisdictions in the United Kingdom in the significance that it attaches to dock identification. However, Scottish law was not alone in this.

Judges:

Lord Abernethy And Lord Justice Clerk And Lord Osborne

Citations:

2003 SLT 1119

Links:

ScotC

Jurisdiction:

Scotland

Cited by:

Appeal fromHolland 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 . .
Appeal fromHolland v Her Majesty’s Advocate IHCS 16-Jun-2004
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Crime

Updated: 09 May 2022; Ref: scu.191036