Rapist spared jail because of his age says he suffered ‘miscarriage of justice’

📆 9/28/2023 3:47 PM
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The 'devastated' complainant maintains she ‘told the truth’ and that the police and jury 'did its duty', an appeal court heard.

A man whowill have his conviction reviewed – as prosecutors admitted ‘mistakes were made’ during his trial.

Prosecutors at Scotland’s Crown Office had intended to challenge Hogg’s sentence, described as ‘unduly lenient’. Solicitor General Ruth Charteris KC said: ‘The Crown’s position is clear, mistakes were made at the trial.Referring to that incident, she said there was no evidence of penetration. ‘What happened was wrong and ended up with a verdict being allowed to stand, which should not have been allowed to stand.’

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