Joseph Beltrami
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Joseph Beltrami is a leading Scottish
lawyer. Born in Rutherglen, the son of a Swiss father and Scottish mother, Beltrami was brought up in Glasgow and educated at St. Aloysius College and the University of Glasgow. Since then he has appeared in over 500 murder trials, gaining a reputation as one of the most skilled and sharp-witted Scottish criminal defence lawyers of recent times.
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Over a career of nearly 50 years he has defended such names as Johnny Ramensky
, Colin Beattie and gained the first ever Royal Pardon issued in Scotland
defending Maurice Swanson
Further to this, Beltrami was famously successful in his routinely defense of the notorious Glasgow crime lord Arthur Thompson, whom he managed to acquit of various criminal charges on many occasions throughout the 1980s - leading to the phrase "get me Beltrami" being coined as a plea for help in desperate circumstances amongst Glaswegians during the time.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
lawyer. Born in Rutherglen, the son of a Swiss father and Scottish mother, Beltrami was brought up in Glasgow and educated at St. Aloysius College and the University of Glasgow. Since then he has appeared in over 500 murder trials, gaining a reputation as one of the most skilled and sharp-witted Scottish criminal defence lawyers of recent times.
Case History
He has been involved in several high profile cases, including the campaign for the release of Patrick MeehanPatrick Meehan
Patrick Connolly Meehan was the victim of a controversial miscarriage of justice in the UK. Although he died a natural death a number of people involved in the case died violent deaths, in clashes between former associates among Glasgow criminals...
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Over a career of nearly 50 years he has defended such names as Johnny Ramensky
Johnny Ramensky
Johnny Ramensky, also known as John Ramsay, Gentleman Johnny, and Gentle Johnny was a Scottish career criminal who used his safe-cracking abilities as a commando during World War II...
, Colin Beattie and gained the first ever Royal Pardon issued in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
defending Maurice Swanson
Further to this, Beltrami was famously successful in his routinely defense of the notorious Glasgow crime lord Arthur Thompson, whom he managed to acquit of various criminal charges on many occasions throughout the 1980s - leading to the phrase "get me Beltrami" being coined as a plea for help in desperate circumstances amongst Glaswegians during the time.