Case details

Case details

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General
General
CaseID UKSC 2010/0022
Case name Cadder (Appellant) v Her Majesty's Advocate (Respondent) (Scotland)
Case stage Awaiting Judgment
Date of issue 04 Feb 2010
Expedition requested Requested
Order being appealed - Date 25 Nov 2009
Order being appealed - Court High Court of Justiciary (Scotland)
Devolution Yes
Human Rights raised No
Human Rights raised - details
Intervener Yes
Summary
Case Summary
On appeal from the High Court of Justiciary (Scotland)IssueWhether the use of: (i) material obtained in a police interview without legal representation; and (ii) dock identification, in the criminal proceedings in which the Appellant was convicted rendered his trial unfair contrary to Article 6 ECHR.FactsThe Appellant was convicted of assault and breach of the peace. At trial, the prosecution led evidence which the Appellant provided while being interviewed by police without a lawyer being present. There was also a dock identification.
Permission to appeal
Permission to appeal
Date supporting documents received 21 Jan 2010
Date PTA application referred to justices 15 Feb 2010
Date of oral hearing   
Permission granted/refused
Notice of intention to proceed filed No
 
Parties
Parties
Appellant name Peter Cadder
Appellant case due date 23 Apr 2010
Appellant case date filed 27 Apr 2010
Respondent name Her Majesty's Advocate
Date form 3 filed   
Date form 3 issued 04 Feb 2010
Respondent case due date 06 May 2010
Respondent case date filed 06 May 2010
Respondent name The Advocate General for Scotland
Date form 3 filed   
Date form 3 issued   
Respondent case due date 06 May 2010
Respondent case date filed 07 May 2010
Intervener - names The Advocate General for Scotland
JUSTICE
Appeal
Appeal
Justices allocated Yes
Justices allocated - names Lord Hope of Craighead
Lord Rodger of Earlsferry
Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe
Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood
Lord Mance of Frognal
Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore
Sir John Dyson SCJ
PTA granted by court below No
Statement of facts & issues and Appendix due date 06 Apr 2010
Statement of facts & issues and Appendix date filed   
Time estimate   
Time estimate received   
Time estimate number of days 2 days
Hearing date 24 May 2010
Other hearing location
Core volumes due date 10 May 2010
Core volumes date filed   
Authorities due date 10 May 2010
Authorities date filed 13 May 2010
Hand down date