Prosecutors were ‘wrong’ not to prosecute former Dundee United player David Goodwillie for rape, a court has heard.
Advocate Thomas Ross, KC, told appeal judges the Crown had failed to follow correct legal procedures when it dropped the criminal case against the footballer.
The lawyer is acting for the woman who accused the striker of raping her after a night out in Bathgate, West Lothian, in 2011.
Denise Clair, who has waived her right to anonymity, is seeking permission to bring a private prosecution against Goodwillie.
Such proceedings, known formally as a Bill for Criminal Letters, are extremely rare in Scotland with only two
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