Scotish implications of Attorney General guidelines |
Scotish implications of Attorney General guidelines |
Thu, 22 Apr 2004 - 09:55
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Member Group: Members Posts: 5,109 Joined: 16 Dec 2003 From: Manchester Member No.: 675 |
Have a look at these, There are some references to Scottish law in regard to sec 172. Very interesting.
http://www.lslo.gov.uk/guidelines.htm Chris -------------------- Chris
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Thu, 22 Apr 2004 - 21:31
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QUOTE (cjm99) Have a look at these, There are some references to Scottish law in regard to sec 172. Very interesting.
http://www.lslo.gov.uk/guidelines.htm Hi Chris, I assume that you mean, from http://www.lslo.gov.uk/pdf/prosecutors.pdf If you do, you should note that that document precedes Stott v Brown, Privy Council, 5/12/00 and numerous subsequent English High Court rulings which have confirmed that it applies in England, and to speeding charges. However, QUOTE (Attorney General Guidelines) The requirement under Scots law for corroboration of material evidence led by the prosecution has no parallel in the law of England and Wales.
That is very interesting. where is the corroboration in a S172 form? Presumably that is the relevence of "in Scotland, sufficient evidence" in Section 12 when referring to the admissibility of a S172 form 'purporting to be signed by the accused'. So, if it is held that an unsigned form is not such a form, does that mean that they can't get it in as a confession because there isn't any corroboration? Chris, could you edit the thread title to bring it to the attention of those north of the border? E.g. S172 in Scotland. |
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Wed, 28 Apr 2004 - 17:30
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Member Group: Members Posts: 65 Joined: 8 Jan 2004 Member No.: 751 |
Corroboration of evidence where unmanned speed detection, requiring 'after-the-fact' witness statements, has been employed has always puzzled me up here in Sotland.
I was always under the impression that all Scottish roadside patrols have to be manned by two officers precisely for the purpose of corroboration - not of the speeding evidence as the calibrated equipment and the operator corroborate each other, but to corroborate the witness statement of the driver pulled over, and certainly 100% of patrols I have seen in operation involve 2 or more officers. |
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