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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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Lord Bracadale was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1985 and served as an Advocate Depute (Counsel for the prosecution in criminal cases) from 1990 to 1993.
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As he prepares to introduce a new team of advocate deputes, he said: "The idea when we started was no one in the team would stay longer than 12 months, as it's a harrowing job.
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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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From 2009 to 2012, he was a full time Advocate Depute prosecuting crime in the High Court.
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Advocate depute Barry Divers said "most, if not all" the original sum was paid by Goodbrand, 53, of Fraserburgh, in Aberdeenshire.
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Advocate Depute Kevin McCallum owned up to the error and said he would have to stop the trial.
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Advocate Depute John Scullion told a jury at the High Court in Edinburgh the Crown have proved "beyond a reasonable doubt" that John Docherty, 49, murdered Elaine, 16, in Greenock in June 1986.
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In his closing speech, advocate depute Gary Allan QC said the case against them was circumstantial.
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Advocate Depute Alan Mackay has prosecuted many high-profile cases, including mum Alison Gorrie who beat her five-year-old son to death.
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Advocate depute Kath Harper, prosecuting, said that Ainsworth's crimes began when he was 14.
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But when advocate Depute Keith Stewart asked him: "Could it be when you overtook you were showing off?
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