advocate depute


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advocate depute

in Scotland, an advocate who acts for the LORD ADVOCATE in the prosecution of crime in the High Court.
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Lord Johnston died in 2008 but Lord Osborne, now retired, said: "You'll appreciate that an advocate depute prosecutes a great many cases and I have no recollection of this one.
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Advocate depute Richard Goddard QC said: "The accused told her to let him cut her arm, saying if she didn't he would cut something a lot worse."
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Advocate depute Jane Farquharson, prosecuting, told the High Court in Glasgow: "Forensic pathologists conclude in a report that the cause of Albert McDonald's death is blunt force injuries of abdomen."
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"But when an advocate depute does leave, they do so with what's effectively a badge that says they've worked with the NSCU and have expertise in prosecuting sex crimes.
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Advocate depute Andrew Miller, prosecuting, said: "The sexual relationship was at the instigation of the father.
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Advocate depute Barry Divers said the Crown maintained Coats may have a fortune hidden.
Killer Coats: Assets? I've got nothing
Advocate depute Barry Divers said "most, if not all" the original sum was paid by Goodbrand, 53, of Fraserburgh, in Aberdeenshire.
Heroin man told to pay pounds 40k extra; JUSTICE
Advocate Depute Kevin McCallum owned up to the error and said he would have to stop the trial.
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Tormented by his blunder, advocate depute Alan Mackay didn't turn up at court to hear Judge Lord Clarke rule there was not enough evidence to convict the killer.
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