Not many people realise that Sir Walter Scott was the Sheriff of Selkirkshire from 1799 to 1832
Some old offences from a text book of 1892, and the resulting punishments at that date.
The common law crime of mobbing, what constituted rioting, and some interesting cases from the 19th Century and early 20th Century
Read about George Neilson,(1858-1923), the lawyer and historian who was elected as procurator fiscal of Glasgow in 1891
Some interesting Scottish legal terms
Sir John Ross of Montgrenan is the first King’s Advocate whose name is known, but there is no record of his date of appointment.
The case of the man who would benefit from an insurance policy, provided his wife's death was accidental
Jessie McLachlan was tried for murder in Glasgow in 1862
Information about the origins of the office of Procurator Fiscal
The head of the system of public prosecution in Scotland is the Lord Advocate
Lord Advocates 1947-date
Madeleine was accused of poisoning L'Angelier on three occasions.