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Points of law arising in relation to charges upon which, on trial on indictment in the Sheriff Court at Greenock there were acquitted
Respondents: Party: Moynihan, Q.C., amicus curiae for Ms A. Zelter: I. Anderson, Mayer; Livingstone Brown: A.M. O'Neill, Q.C.; J McLaughlin, McCourts
[2] At the conclusion of the trial, on 21 October 1999, the sheriff directed the jury to return a verdict of not guilty in respect of each of the accused, on charges 1 and 3 and on both of the alternatives contained in charge 4. In accordance with this direction, the jury unanimously found all three accused not guilty on these three remaining charges.
[3] Section 123(1) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 provides inter alia as follows:
"Where a person tried on indictment is acquitted or convicted of a charge, the Lord Advocate may refer a point of law which has arisen in relation to that charge to the High Court for their opinion..."
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