Iain Macwhirter: It is difficult to prove the case against the Scottish verdict

‘NOT guilty, but don’t do it again”. That was how some lawyers used to refer to the “not proven” verdict in Scottish criminal trials. Unlike in England, juries in Scotland have three verdicts from which to chose: guilty, not guilty and not proven. Now, rape campaigners are calling for the not proven verdict to be scrapped on the grounds that, according to Sandy Brindley of Rape Crisis Scotland, it gives the jury an “easy option” in difficult cases. Around one-fifth of acquittals ar . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17222004.iain-macwhirter-it-is-difficult-to-prove-the-case-against-the-scottish-verdict/