James Scott asked his Perth Sheriff Court case be heard from his bedroom
by Gordon Currie Updated: December 29, 2020, 9:22 am © DC Thomson & Co. Ltd The case was heard at Perth Sheriff Court. An assault trial has been delayed after a sheriff turned down an offer from the accused to host the court in his bedroom. James Scott, 60, made the bizarre offer to hold court in his home because he has a number of underlying health problems that make him high risk. His lawyer told Perth Sheriff Court that Scott was wheelchair-bound and bedridden, and was too afraid to attend a trial in a public courtroom during the pandemic. Solicitor Gary Fowlis told the court that S...
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