Appeal Against Conviction By Raymond Nyiam Against Her Majesty’s Advocate

JurisdictionScotland
JudgeLord Justice Clerk,Lord Pentland,Lord Matthews
Neutral Citation[2021] HCJAC 44
CourtHigh Court of Justiciary
Docket NumberHCA/2021/000123/XC
Date19 October 2021
Published date19 October 2021
APPEAL COURT, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY
[2021] HCJAC 44
HCA/2021/000123/XC
Lord Justice Clerk
Lord Pentland
Lord Matthews
OPINION OF THE COURT
delivered by LADY DORRIAN, the LORD JUSTICE CLERK
in
APPEAL AGAINST CONVICTION
by
RAYMOND NYIAM
Appellant
against
HER MAJESTY’S ADVOCATE
Respondent
Appellant: C M Mitchell QC, Findlater; Adams Whyte, Edinburgh
Respondent: Charteris QC, Solicitor General for Scotland; J Ke enan (sol adv); Crown Agent
19 October 2021
Introduction
[1] The appellant was found guilty by majority verdicts of two charges of rape against
separate complainers whilst they were intoxicated and incapable of giving or withholding
consent. In both charges the jury deleted the words “and asleep or unconscious”.

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