Scotland High Court of Justiciary

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Works:	627 works in 1,583 publications in 1 language and 26,763 library holdings
Genres:	Trials, litigation, etc Portraits Periodicals Court decisions and opinions Biographies Trial and arbitral proceedings Sources History
Roles:	Other
Classifications:	KDC113.A2, 343.1

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Most widely held works about Scotland

The Scotish inquisition, or, A short account of the proceedings of the Scotish Privy-Counsel, Judiciary Court, and those commissionated by them : whereby the consciences of good men have been tortured, the peace of the nation these several years past exceedingly disturbed, and multitudes of innocent people cruelly oppressed, and inhumanely murdered( )
A letter to Robert Macqueen Lord Braxfield, on his promotion to be one of the judges of the High Court of Justiciary by James Boswell( )
The form of process before the Court of Justiciary in Scotland : containing the constitution of the Sovereign criminal court, and the way and manner of their procedure: ... By John Louthian by John Louthian( )
A letter to the Earl of Lauderdale, to prove that the high court of Parliament has a jurisdiction in cases of appeal against the judgments of the court of justiciary in Scotland. By John Martin, of Richmond-Buildings, Soho. Attorney of the Courts of England, and Solicitor of the Courts of Scotland ; Author of an Inquiry into the State of the Legal and Judicial Polity of Scotland, & c by John Martin( )
The form of process, before the Court of Justiciary in Scotland. : In two books. Containing, I. The Constitution of the Sovereign Criminal Court, and the Method of their Procedure in Capital and other Crimes, with the Form of Procedure in Trials for Treason, upon a Commission of Oyer and Terminer. II. The Procedure of the Justice Airs or Circuitcourts; the Manner of giving up Dittays, and the Appeals from inferior Judges to these Courts. Together with an appendix, Containing the Form of Process proposed to be observed in the Sheriff and Stewart Courts in Scotland, in Criminal and Civil Causes, with Tables of the Fees to the Clerks and other Officers in these Courts, &c. The second edition, with additions and amendments. By John Louthian Writer in Edinburgh by John Louthian( )

A letter to the Earl of Lauderdale, to prove that the high court of Parliament has a jurisdiction in cases of appeal against the judgments of the court of justiciary in Scotland. By John Martin by John Martin( )
Trial of Madeleine Smith by Madeleine Smith( Book )
Criminal trials in Scotland : from A.D. 1488 to A.D. 1624, embracing the entire reigns of James IV. and V., Mary Queen of Scots, and James VI by Robert Pitcairn( Book )
Report of the trial of the directors of the City of Glasgow bank before the High court of justiciary, Edinburgh, on Monday, January 20, 1879, and following days by City of Glasgow Bank( Book )
A treatise on the law of review in criminal cases by the High Court and Circuit Court of Justiciary : and on procedure in criminal cases in inferior courts in Scotland, including the text of the Summary Procedure Act, 1864, and the Summary Prosecutions Appeals (Scotland) Act, 1875 : with full notes and cases, and an appendix containing forms, table of fees, etc. by Henry J. Moncreiff Moncreiff( Book )
The form of process before the Court of Justiciary in Scotland : in two books ... together with an appendix by John Louthian( )
A letter to the Earl of Lauderdale, to prove that the High Court of Parliament has a jurisdiction in cases of appeal against the judgments of the Court of Justiciary in Scotland by John Martin( Book )
The nobile officium : the extraordinary equitable jurisdiction of the supreme courts of Scotland by Stephen Thomson( Book )
Ancient criminal trials of Scotland by Robert Pitcairn( Book )
Modernising justice in Scotland : the reform of the High Court of Justiciary by Scotland( Book )
Court of Justiciary (Scotland). A bill to amend the procedure in the Court of Justiciary in Scotland by Great Britain( Book )
An evaluation of the High Court reforms arising from the Criminal Procedure (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2004 by James Chalmers( Book )
Ancient criminal trials of Scotland by Robert Pitcairn( Book )
The 2002 review of the practices and procedure of the High Court of Justiciary by Iain Bonomy Bonomy( Book )
Execution : An account of the execution of these two unfortunate men James Anderson and David Glenn at Ayr, on Friday the 12th Dec. Their bodies were brought into the college this morning for dissection( )

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Most widely held works by Scotland

Criminal trials in Scotland from MCCCCLXXXVIII TO MDCXXIV embracing the entire reigns of James IV, James V, Mary Queen of Scots and James VI : compiled from the original records and mss. with historical notes and explanations by Robert Pitcairn( )

4 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 4,407 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The trial of Joseph Gerrald, delegate from the London Corresponding Society to the British Convention : before the High Court of Justiciary at Edinburgh on the 3d, 10th, 13th, and 14th of March 1794, for sedition by Joseph Gerrald( )

38 editions published between 1794 and 2008 in English and held by 543 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Trial of Deacon Brodie by William Brodie( )

10 editions published between 1906 and 2018 in English and held by 513 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Trial of William Brodie and George Smith in Edinburgh, 1788, for the crime of theft attended with house-breaking

Trial of Madeleine Smith by Madeleine Smith( Book )

25 editions published between 1905 and 1995 in English and held by 486 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Tried before the High Court of Justiciary, Edinburgh, 1857, for the murder of Pierre Émile L'Angelier

Trial of A.J. Monson by Alfred J Monson( )

23 editions published between 1908 and 1995 in English and held by 481 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Trial in the High Court of Justiciary, Edinburgh for the murder of Windsor Dudley Cecil Hambrough. Known as the Ardlamont mystery

Cases decided in the Court of Session, Court of Justiciary, and House of Lords by Scotland( )

in English and held by 467 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Burke and Hare by William Burke( )

22 editions published between 1921 and 2010 in English and held by 463 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

William Burke, William Hare, Hare and Helen M'Dougal were associated together in the murder of more than sixteen persons, whose bodies were sold to a Knox, of Edinburgh, for anatomical purposes. This volume deals especially with the trial in the High Court of Justiciary, Edinburgh, December, 1828, of William Burke and Helen M'Dougal, who were indicted for the murder of three of the victims

The life of Thomas Muir, Esq. advocate, younger of Huntershill, near Glasgow, member of the convention of delegates for reform in Scotland, etc., etc. : who was tried for sedition before the High Court of Justiciary in Scotland, and sentenced to transportation for fourteen years : with a full report on his trial by Peter Mackenzie( )

17 editions published between 1831 and 1837 in English and held by 453 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The trial of Maurice Margarot, before the High Court of Justiciary, at Edinburgh, on the 13th and 14th of January, 1794, on an indictment for seditious practices by Maurice Margarot( )

26 editions published between 1794 and 2007 in English and held by 428 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The trial of Maurice Margarot, delegate from London, to the British Convention, before the High Court of Justiciary, at Edinburgh, on the 13th and 14th of January, 1794, for sedition by Maurice Margarot( )

26 editions published between 1794 and 2005 in English and held by 420 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Margarot was one of the 'Scottish Martyrs' whose calls for parliamentary reform led to the sedition trials which took place in 1793-94. Together with Joseph Gerrard, Margarot was a delegate to the 1793 'British Convention of the Societies of the Friends of the People' held at Edinburgh. Found guilty of sedition, he was sentenced to fourteen years transportation to Botany Bay, where he mingled with radical convicts and United Irishmen and at the same time acted as an informant to Governor King. He was subsequently sent in turn to Norfolk Island, Van Dieman's Land, and Newcastle, arriving back in England in 1810"--D & E Lake bookseller's description

The trial of William Skirving, secretary to the British Convention, before the High Court of Justiciary, on the 6th and 7th of January, 1794, for sedition : containing a full and circumstantial account of all the proceedings and speeches by William Skirving( )

20 editions published between 1794 and 2005 in English and held by 389 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Mr. Skirving is accused of publishing inflammatory writing, "calculated to excite the people to acts of outrage and violence, by insidiously calumniating and misrepresenting the measures of government, and seditiously justifying the enemies of the country with whom we are at open war"--Page 6

An account of the trial of Thomas Muir, Esq. younger, of Huntershill, before the High Court of Justiciary, at Edinburgh on the 30th and 31st days of August 1793, for sedition by Thomas Muir( )

37 editions published between 1793 and 2008 in English and held by 365 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Tried for sedition and sentenced to transportation

The trial of Andrew M'Kinley before the High Court of Justiciary, at Edinburgh, on the 26th July, 1817, for administering unlawful oaths : with the antecedent proceedings against William Edgar, John Keith, and Andrew M'Kinley by Andrew McKinley( )

20 editions published in 1818 in English and held by 359 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An Account of the trial of Thomas Muir, Esq. younger, of Huntershill, before the High Court of Justiciary at Edinburgh, on the 30th and 31st days of August, 1793, for sedition : [Three lines in Latin from Tacitus]( )

17 editions published in 1794 in English and held by 347 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The trial of Thomas Hunter, Peter Hacket, Richard M'Niel, James Gibb, and William M'Lean, the Glasgow cotton-spinners : before the High Court of Justiciary at Edinburgh : on charges of murder, hiring to commit assassinations, and committing, and hiring to commit violence to persons and property by Thomas Hunter( )

21 editions published between 1838 and 2009 in English and held by 344 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Trial for the murder of John Smith

The trial of James Stuart : younger of dunearn, before the High Court of Justiciary, at Edinburgh, on Monday, June 10, 1822 by James Stuart( )

16 editions published between 1822 and 2007 in English and held by 335 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"The charge exhibited against the unfortunate gentleman at the bar is that of wilful murder which is stated in the indictment to have been perpetrated in a duel with the late Sir Alexander Boswell"--Page 171

The trial of William Brodie, wright and cabinet maker in Edinburgh, and of George Smith, grocer there : before the High Court of Justiciary, held at Edinburgh on Wednesday the 27th, and Thursday the 28th, August 1788 ; for breaking into the General Excise-Office at Edinburgh on the 5th of March last : ... with the whole proceedings by William Brodie( )

16 editions published between 1788 and 2005 in English and held by 322 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The trial of Katharine Nairn and Patrick Ogilvie for the crimes of incest and murder : containing the whole procedure of the High Court of Justiciary, upon the 5th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, and 16th days of August 1765 by Katharine Nairne( )

16 editions published between 1765 and 2007 in English and held by 292 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The two defendants were tried for the murder of Thomas Ogilvie, husband of Katharine Nairne

Trial of Eugene Marie Chantrelle by Eugene Marie Chantrelle( Book )

22 editions published between 1906 and 2018 in English and held by 279 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Eugène Marie Chantrelle was tried, in Edinburgh, 1878, for the murder of his wife

The Scottish jurist : reformatted from the original and including, The Scottish jurist( )

in English and held by 275 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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