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Criminal law [2017] ScotHC HCJAC_59

GUBINAS & Anor v HER MAJESTY'S ADVOCATE, NOTE OF APPEAL AGAINST CONVICTION BY

GUBINAS & Anor v HER MAJESTY'S ADVOCATE, NOTE OF APPEAL AGAINST CONVICTION BY [2017] ScotHC HCJAC_59 (08 August 2017))

The court held that, once video provenance is proved, jurors may assess what the images show and may use them to determine events and identity.

  • Video evidence
  • Jury directions
  • Identification
  • Sexual offences
  • Real evidence
  • Video-evidence
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Criminal law [2017] ScotHC HCJAC_25

Gubinas v HM Advocate

Gubinas v HM Advocate [2017] ScotHC HCJAC_25 (09 May 2017)

The appeal court upheld most of the conviction appeal in Gubinas v HM Advocate, finding sufficient evidence on consent but deleting the anal penetration averment.

  • Rape
  • Sexual assault
  • Consent
  • Video evidence
  • Jury directions
  • Mixed statements
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Criminal law [1998] ScotHC 8

JAMES GRAY v. HER MAJESTY'S ADVOCATE

JAMES GRAY v. HER MAJESTY'S ADVOCATE [1998] ScotHC 8 (11th November, 1998)

The trial judge was entitled to refuse the jury's request to view the video recording during deliberations because the real issue was the quality of the identification evidence from witnesses, not the quality of the video itself, and there was no challenge to the video quality during cross-examination. No miscarriage of justice occurred.

  • Jury procedure
  • Identification evidence
  • Video evidence
  • Judicial discretion
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