Next week: Scotland’s ‘not proven’ court verdict will be scrapped
by Martin Blades | 29 December 2025
The centuries-old Scottish jury verdict of “not proven” is to be abolished from this week in what’s seen by some as an attempt to increase the proportion of rape convictions. But before an accused person can be convicted in Scotland, at least 10 members of a 15-person jury will now have to agree on a […]
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