HM Advocate v Salmond

HM Advocate v Salmond
Court	High Court of Justiciary
Full case name	Her Majesty's Advocate v Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond
Court membership
Judge sitting	The Lady Dorrian

Alex Salmond scandal
Former First Minister Alex Salmond and his successor Nicola Sturgeon were at the centre of the political scandal.
Events
List Premiership of Nicola Sturgeon Internal investigation Judicial review HM Advocate v Salmond Hamilton inquiry Scottish Parliament Committee 2021 Scottish Parliament election Timeline of the Alex Salmond scandal
People
Scottish Government First Minister Nicola Sturgeon Deputy First Minster John Swinney Permanent Secretary Leslie Evans
Scottish Parliament Committee Convenor Linda Fabiani (SNP) Margaret Mitchell (Conservative Party) Alasdair Allan (SNP) Jackie Baillie (Labour) Alex Cole-Hamilton (Liberal Democrats) Murdo Fraser (Conservative) Alison Johnstone (Green) Stuart McMillan (SNP) Maureen Watt (SNP)
Scottish National Party Peter Murrell
Judiciary James Hamilton QC Elish Angiolini QC Lady Dorrian Gordon Jackson Shelagh McCall Alex Prentice
Related Alex Salmond
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Her Majesty's Advocate v Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond was the 2020 criminal prosecution of Alex Salmond, the former First Minister of Scotland, for allegations of sexual misconduct. Salmond faced 14 charges, mostly of sexual assault. The trial began on 9 March 2020 at the High Court in Edinburgh and concluded on 23 March 2020 with the jury acquitting Salmond of all charges: not guilty on 12 charges, and not proven on one of sexual assault with intent to rape. A further sexual assault charge was previously withdrawn by the Crown.