The Lord Advocate, Frank Mulholland QC, has sought clarification from the UK Supreme Court on the law regarding rights of suspects who have been detained by police in Scotland.
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The Law Society of Scotland has launched a defence of the Scots law requirement of corroboration, through which at least two individual pieces of evidence are required for a criminal conviction to be secured.
The Court of Criminal Appeal in Edinburgh has, today on 8 June 2011, quashed Scottish man Nat Fraser’s conviction for murder, although the hearing on whether there is to be a retrial is continuing.
The Lord Advocate, Frank Mulholland QC, has announced plans to create a new 'cold case' investigation unit to assist the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) and the police with unsolved murders and other serious crimes in Scotland.
An appeal hearing deciding on a potential retrial of Scottish businessman Nat Fraser convicted of murdering his wife has been adjourned until 8 June 2011.