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... sexual offences, similar to the case itself. The "course of conduct" is sufficient as it determines the use of corroboration for each victim involved. [edit] The Moorov doctrine
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The limitations of the evidential relief provided by the so-called Moorov doctrine are significant for the prosecution in Scotland. The doctrine allows two or more victims whose ...
... also been cited as an example where similar fact evidence was crucial to the prosecution case. [2] Under Scots law, this is covered by the well-established use of the Moorov Doctrine.
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The first example of the Moorov doctrine did not relate to sexual behaviour, but rather to subornation of perjury: Hume op cit page 385. The Moorov doctrine was thus a special case ...
More on the MOOROV DOCTRINE, from the Scottish Law Commission web page, 12 Jan 2010: "The Moorov doctrine is a mechanism which applies where a person is accused of two or more ...
The appeal centred on the use of the Moorov Doctrine, which was based on a 1930 case. That allows for the evidence of one witness in an offence to corroborate that of another ...
The jury had held that the Moorov doctrine was applicable including in relation to charge (4). It would be illogical to suppose that the jury had not applied the Moorov doctrine ...