Allison (Appellant) v Her Majesty's Advocate (Respondent) (Scotland)

Case summary

Case ID

UKSC/2009/0129

Parties

Appellant(s)

Steven Allison

Respondent(s)

Her Majesty’s Advocate

Advocate General for Scotland

Intervener(s)

Advocate General for Scotland

Issue

Whether non-disclosure of the previous convictions and outstanding charges of a Prosecution witness to the Defence rendered a trial unfair contrary to article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights ('ECHR').

Facts

The Appellant was convicted of various drug related offences. The Prosecution did not disclose details of one of its witness’s previous convictions or outstanding charges.

Date of issue

19 June 2009

Judgment appealed

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Judgment details

Judgment date

10 February 2010

Neutral citation

[2010] UKSC 6

Judgment links

Judgment summary

10 February 2010

Appeal

Justices

Hearing dates

Full hearing

Start date

8 December 2009

End date

9 December 2009

Half hearing

Start date

10 December 2009

End date

10 December 2009

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