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Not proven verdict had its place, but must be binned in modern Scotland

IT was in the manifesto of most of the political parties at the recent Holyrood election that a review should be held into a unique facet of Scots…

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It s not as simple as saying abolish the not proven verdict

IT has become de rigueur to “add abolish the not proven verdict” to one’s manifesto these days, so I thought I would get my two pence worth in. It is mainly rape cases that illustrate the bias of the not proven verdict and the need for reform. Personally, setting aside the not proven verdict (likely we will still be debating it 300 years hence) for the moment, it is my opinion that jury trials will always prejudice people alleging rape. In these transformational times, let us just reform the system for rape complaints and bring in a wee touch of the inquisitorial systems practised elsewhere.

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Not proven debate: Abolishing the Scottish verdict would undermine juries

by Tony Lenehan © PA Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up With great power comes great responsibility. I know that this quote is most often attributed (wrongly) to Spider-Man. Perhaps it has its true genesis in Luke 12:48, but for present purposes the hint of superpower is apt. Organisations such as Rape Crisis who are privileged to speak on behalf of victims of that most serious of crimes have amassed, in today’s society, something akin to a superpower. They represent people whose abuse engenders powerful emotions in the populace.

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