The Scottish Government faces stiff opposition from lawyers on its plan to scrap juries on rape trials and rely only on judges.
The controversial Not Proven verdict will be scrapped as it has no place in a modern Scots justice system, an SNP minister has said.
It aims to address a number of issues around serious sexual offences, creating a new specialist sexual offences court. “There is substantial evidence that the not proven verdict in many instances retraumatises victims and survivors because of its lack of clarity. Its president, Murray Etherington, said: “The right to a fair trial is a cornerstone of the Scottish criminal justice system. Even on a pilot basis, judge-only trials will put that fundamental right in jeopardy with no discernible benefits.
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