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James Carnegie of Finhaven (died 1765)[1] is famous for his trial for the killing of Charles Lyon, 6th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne which resulted in the not guilty verdict becoming a recognised part of Scots law and establishment the right of Scots juries to judge the whole case and not just the facts.
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Earl of Northesk is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1662 for John Carnegie, who notably served as Sheriff of Forfarshire. He was...
Helen, daughter of John Middleton, 1st Earl of Middleton. He married his second cousin Margaret, daughter ofJamesCarnegieofFinhaven, but they had no...
decide whether to convict. In 1728, in the trial ofCarnegieofFinhaven for the murder of the Earl of Strathmore, the defence lawyer (Robert Dundas) persuaded...
referred to as Finhaven Castle), as well as the 19th-century mansion house 130m to the west. The estate was the property of the Lindsay Earls of Crawford from...
effect of introducing the three-verdict system including the option of "not proven", which remains in Scotland to this day. In 1728, CarnegieofFinhaven accidentally...
guilt of the crime charged. This practice persisted until the 1728 trial ofCarnegieofFinhaven, where the jury's right to return a verdict of not guilty...
or at least power, of a jury to render a verdict contrary to the facts or law. A good example is the case of one CarnegieofFinhaven who in 1728 accidentally...
foundation stone was laid on 27 February or 15 March 1815 by Mrs Ford ofFinhaven. It existed alongside other schools including White's Free School and...
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