James Carnegie of Finhaven

James Carnegie of Finhaven (died 1765) was the Laird of the Finavon Estate, Angus. Scotland: 1712-1765. He inherited the estate by entail and became laird after the death of his older brother in 1712.

In 1716 he was arrested, likely at Sheriffmuir Battle of sheriffmuir and charged in Carlisle for the being a Jacobite. He pleaded for pardon as he was being backmailed into rising by his brother-in-law: Patrick Lyon of Auchterhouse. [1]

He is famous for his trial for the accidental 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 established the right of Scots juries to judge the whole case and not just the facts. The Trail Documentation: The COURT of JUSTICIARY, At EDINBURGH, in the Year 1728, [2]

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