Landmark legislation published to scrap not proven verdict
The Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill will also change the size of criminal juries from 15 to 12.
Source: thenational.scot
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Scottish Government Pushes Ahead With Plans for No-Jury Trials for Rape Defendants
The Scottish government has published new legislation which, if passed, would scrap Scotland’s not proven verdict—which dates back ...
Source: theepochtimes.com
Scotland's 'not proven' verdict to be scrapped as justice system reforms revealed
The Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill aims to address a number of issues around serious sexual offences.
Source: sky.com
North Carolina man serving life for murder in grocery shooting may earn parole
Shashane Didario Chambers and two others pleaded guilty when Ed Bowman died five months after being shot while protecting his sister outside their grocery in Brown Summit. He will go through a review process by the North Carolina Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission.
Source: myfox8.com
Glasgow High Court: Killer admits murdering William Leiper
A killer has admitted murdering a man whose body was dumped in a bin then set on fire.
Source: glasgowtimes.co.uk