SCOTTISH COURTS & TRIBUNALS CONFIRM FACTS REGARDING TRIAL TRANSCRIPTS
The following attachments are a copy of my 25 June, 2024 correspondence and resulting reply. As became evident during past 6 months, despite assertions otherwise, the Luke Mitchell case trial transcripts have always been available to everyone. A reference to both the 1993 Order and 1995 Act is germane, as the long superceded 1993 Order is cited by Sandra Lean, author of related book, 'Innocents Betrayed' (2018) and foremost campaigner for a miscarriage of justice, in support of incessant and erroneous claims that the case trial transcripts are not available to members of the public. Effectively, Luke Mitchell's trial was held in an open court and reported on daily by the media. These transcripts are a verbatim account of each day's proceedings, incorporating legal arguments which the jury were not always permitted to hear and occasionally required to leave the courtroom. The related background is comprehensively documented here: AVAILABILITY OF TRIAL TRANSCRIPTS - THE ...