Double Jeopardy (Scotland) Act 2011
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Double Jeopardy (Scotland) Act 2011
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The Double Jeopardy (Scotland) Act 2011 is an Act of the Scottish Parliament which received Royal Assent on 27 April 2011. and came into force on 28 November 2011. The Act creates a statutory basis for the rule against trying a person twice for the same crime. The Act also creates three narrow exceptions to this rule. Following the acquittal of Angus Sinclair for the World's End Murders in 2007, on 20 November 2007 the then Cabinet Secretary for Justice Kenny MacAskill MSP instructed the Scottis
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United Kingdom legislation
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Jeopardy_(Scotland)_Act_2011
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2019-11-10T00:35:40Z
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