After 250 Years, New Legal Bid to Clear Appin Murderer's Name
The Herald › February 11, 2010
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IT may have been more than 250 years ago but Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has been formally petitioned to overturn one of the most blatant miscarriages of justice in Scottish legal history - The Appin Murder.
A spokesman for Mr MacAskill confirmed that the submissions received this week from Glasgow solicitor John Macaulay would be considered.See the full content of this document
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After 250 Years, New Legal Bid to Clear Appin Murderer's Name
In 2008 Mr Macaulay applied unsuccessfully to the Criminal Cases Review Commission to exonerate James Stewart of the 1752 murder.
In rejecting the unusual application, a spokesman said ...See the full content of this document
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