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Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 11 Send Message	Christine	Report	12 Nov 2006 10:37
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 11 Send Message	Can anybody give me any info in how to find out about a not Proven Verdict> there is a family story about a ancestor who murdered a man in about the late 1800s to early 1900s not sure about the date he is said to have thrown a man over a wall and the man broke his neck, my relative was supposed to have been charged with murder, but verdict came back not proven. this was in the Penicuick. Midlothian Scotland,
Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 1,383 Send Message	Pat Kendrick	Report	12 Nov 2006 11:09
Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 1,383 Send Message	Christine as far as I know this is a verdict perculiar to Scotland. I believe it is when the case has not been proven by the prosecution but there is enough doubt not to bring in a Not Guilty verdict. Of course being English I could be wrong but our Scottish members will soon correct me. Pat I see I was a bit to slow in my reply but you have the answer now