http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/disclosure-in-the-scottish-judicial-system-f12/-t1.htm It is a long-established rule in the Scottish legal system that the Crown has an obligation to give the accused notice of the case against him, that is, to tell him what charges he faces and what is the evidence which the Crown intends to bring to prove the charges.Sign the Petition Please http://gopetition.com/petitions/grant-disclosure-to-scottish-defendants.html Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:54:09 GMT 10 http://i33.servimg.com/u/f33/12/93/77/53/logo10.jpg http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/disclosure-in-the-scottish-judicial-system-f12/-t1.htm http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/disclosure-in-the-scottish-judicial-system-f12/kenny-macaskill-agree-s-on-disclosure-t257.htm Admin Call for prosecutors to provide full details to defence lawyers Criminal prosecutors should be legally bound to provide full information to defence lawyers in advance of a trial, the Scottish Government was told yesterday. The call came from a retired judge who said the information should include material favourable to the accused, even if it weakens the Crown case. The call came from Lord Coulsfield in a report commissioned from him last year by the previous administration. Lord ... Disclosure in the Scottish Judicial System Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:54:09 GMT http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/disclosure-in-the-scottish-judicial-system-f12/kenny-macaskill-agree-s-on-disclosure-t257.htm#346 http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/disclosure-in-the-scottish-judicial-system-f12/kenny-macaskill-agree-s-on-disclosure-t257.htm http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/disclosure-in-the-scottish-judicial-system-f12/grant-disclosure-to-scottish-defendants-petition-t20.htm Admin http://gopetition.com/petitions/grant-disclosure-to-scottish-defendants.html In the interests of Justice: "Scotland" Act. Crown Office Grant Disclosure of all material ingathered in the course of any criminal proceedings and not just what Crown Office decide is exculpatory. Relevant case law like Holland and Sinclair decree that Crown have an absolute duty to Afford Equality Of Arms (Bonomy and Coulsfield reports) Cases before our Courts like: Dixon, Gage, McDonald, ... Disclosure in the Scottish Judicial System Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:12:55 GMT http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/disclosure-in-the-scottish-judicial-system-f12/grant-disclosure-to-scottish-defendants-petition-t20.htm#20 http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/disclosure-in-the-scottish-judicial-system-f12/grant-disclosure-to-scottish-defendants-petition-t20.htm http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/disclosure-in-the-scottish-judicial-system-f12/disclosure-of-evidence-in-scotland-t170.htm Admin ]]> Disclosure in the Scottish Judicial System Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:15:21 GMT http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/disclosure-in-the-scottish-judicial-system-f12/disclosure-of-evidence-in-scotland-t170.htm#215 http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/disclosure-in-the-scottish-judicial-system-f12/disclosure-of-evidence-in-scotland-t170.htm http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/disclosure-in-the-scottish-judicial-system-f12/douglas-fleming-recovery-of-documents-t114.htm Admin http://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/opinions/2005HCJ02.html [2005] HCJ02 HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY NOTE by THE HONOURABLE LORD BRODIE in Petition of DOUGLAS FLEMING for the Recovery of Documents in causa HER MAJESTY'S ADVOCATE against DOUGLAS FLEMING ___________ Petitioner: Shead, Richardson; Russel & Aitken Respondent: Angela Graham, A.D., L. Brabender; Crown Agent 28 October 2005 Previous ... Disclosure in the Scottish Judicial System Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:48:43 GMT http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/disclosure-in-the-scottish-judicial-system-f12/douglas-fleming-recovery-of-documents-t114.htm#141 http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/disclosure-in-the-scottish-judicial-system-f12/douglas-fleming-recovery-of-documents-t114.htm http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/disclosure-in-the-scottish-judicial-system-f12/what-is-disclosure-t19.htm Admin It is a long-established rule in the Scottish legal system that the Crown has an obligation to give the accused notice of the case against him, that is, to tell him what charges he faces and what is the evidence which the Crown intends to bring to prove the charges. Disclosure has the additional purpose of ensuring that any exculpatory material is identified and made available to the defence. At least since the decision in Smith v HMA [1952] JC 66, it has been clear that the prosecuting ... Disclosure in the Scottish Judicial System Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:10:27 GMT http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/disclosure-in-the-scottish-judicial-system-f12/what-is-disclosure-t19.htm#19 http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/disclosure-in-the-scottish-judicial-system-f12/what-is-disclosure-t19.htm