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Appeal Against Conviction By Adam Lundy Against Her Majesty's Advocate

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JurisdictionScotland
JudgeLord Turnbull,Lord Menzies,Lord Justice Clerk
Neutral Citation[2018] HCJAC 46
CourtHigh Court of Justiciary
Docket NumberHCA/2017/27/XC
Date18 January 2018
Published date10 August 2018
APPEAL COURT, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY
[2018] HCJAC 46
HCA/2017/27/XC
Lord Justice Clerk
Lord Menzies
Lord Turnbull
STATEMENT OF REASONS
delivered by LADY DORRIAN, the LORD JUSTICE CLERK
in
APPEAL AGAINST CONVICTION
by
ADAM LUNDY
Appellant
against
HER MAJESTY’S ADVOCATE
Respondent
Appellant: A Brown QC, Armstrong; Callahan McKeown & Co, Renfrew
Respondent: I McSporran QC Sol Adv; Crown Agent
18 January 2018
Background
[1] The appellant’s conviction for murder was quashed on appeal on 18 January 2018, on
the basis that (a) during the Crown speech to the jury the Advocate Depute had relied on
irrelevant emotional considerations, misrepresented crucial scientific evidence and relied on
evidence of statements by co-accused inadmissible against the appellant; and (b) the trial
judge had failed to take swift and decisive action to address these defects, which related to

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