Rape conviction referred back to High Court
27 Apr 07
Alleged failure to disclose information may have led to miscarriage of justice
A convicted rapist is to have his case reviewed at the High Court following his application to the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission.
Graham Gordon of Aberdeen was convicted of the rape of a woman at his home in Bridge of Don at the High Court in Stonehaven in 2002. He was sentenced to five years in prison and his appeal against conviction was refused on 29 September of that year.
In his application to the Commission, Gordon raised a number of grounds that he thought justified his case being referred back to the High Court. The commission has accepted three of the 10 points raised by Gordon, who claims that there was a failure by the Crown to disclose information to the defence, and a failure by Grampian Police to disclose information to the Crown and to carry out proper investigations.
The Commission said that during its investigations, it had also uncovered new evidence that was not available at the time of Gordon’s trial, the absence of which it believes may have led to a miscarriage of justice.
Gordon has always denied the charge of rape and his family have campaigned against his conviction.