The Lord Advocate, Frank Mulholland QC, has announced a zero tolerance crackdown on knife carrying over the next six weeks in a pilot project targeting Scotland’s town and city centres. Anyone caught in these areas in possession of a knife will be arrested and prosecuted before a Sheriff and jury, resulting in a potential increase from a maximum prison term of one year to four years.
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Zero tolerance for knife crime
Posted by Glasgow Law Practice
on Monday, 12 December 2011
in Criminal Defence
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Double Jeopardy reforms
Posted by Glasgow Law Practice
on Monday, 28 November 2011
in Criminal Defence
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Key changes to a centuries old principle of Scots law which prevents a person being tried twice for the same offence are now in force.