![]() ![]() ![]() HeĪdded: “There was not a shred of evidence that possession of the guns had anything to do with organised crime, as was claimed. McIntyre believes he was harshly treated by the authorities and should have been allowed to continue working as a solicitor. The lawyer had claimed they were being held for a client, Michael Lavin, who wanted them given to a police gun amnesty. The 66-year-old, who survived a gangland hit, has now written a 'tell all' in the shape of his book Jimmy Two Guns: The Life And Crimes Of A Gangland Lawyer. He added: “To ask if James sometimes crossed the line would be to assume he was aware there was a line to cross or that he cared.” In November 1997 McIntyre received a three-year sentence at the High Court in Glasgow for the firearms find at his home in Linlithgow, West Lothian. McIntyre has also represented former underworld enforcer-turned-author Paul Ferris, who has penned the book’s foreword.įerris said McIntyre was “razor sharp, with an analytical brain, what mattered way more was that he was one of us”. McGovern was his best man when he married his wife Evelyn, now 61, and was godfather to his three children. Nicola Sturgeon warned not to delete pandemic WhatsApp messages by top lawyerĮldest brother Joe McGovern died several years ago and McIntyre admits they were close friends.Minister bids to stop Scots murderers from becoming executor of victim’s estate.A third, Tony McGovern, was shot dead outside the New Morven bar in Balornock, Glasgow, in 2000 and James attended his funeral. McIntyre also represented youngest brother Paul, then 16, who was convicted in 1990 of murdering a school janitor in Springburn and sentenced to life. He walked free from the High Court when a key witness said he was not the man she saw do the shooting. In 1995 McIntyre represented Thomas McGovern, then 28, who was accused of shooting dead a man outside the Ashfield Bar in Springburn. McIntyre took his case to the Court of Session in Edinburgh – the country’s highest court – where they overturned the decision. NHS board's £15,000 a year to social media monitoring firm to spy on patients.Scots given chance to sail on historic TS Queen Mary after restoration.He would claim the store was selling Nazi memorabilia and the theft was a protest against the owner.īut his application to become a lawyer was refused by the Law Society of Scotland who said he was not “a fit and proper person”. While a third-year student, he had been convicted of breaking into an antiques shop in Dundee and stealing a fireplace surround. McIntyre was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa, where his father was chief medical officer, before moving to Scotland in 1962 and studying law at Dundee University. Represented including the McGovern family – six brothers known as the McGovernment because of the control they allegedly had over the Springburn area of Glasgow. He tells for the first time of his brushes with the law and time spent behind bars that was almost as frequent as the people he The 66-year-old, who survived a gangland hit, has now written a “tell all” in the shape of his book Jimmy Two Guns: The Life And Crimes Of A Gangland Lawyer. Luxury motorboat lost at sea relaunched after being restored to its former glory.Family of Scots mum murdered on Greek island 14 years ago believe she knew killer.James McIntyre has been described as the real-life Tom Hagen, the fictional “consigliere” or adviser to the Corleone mafia family in The Godfather movies.īut the lawman’s legal career came to an ignominious end when he was caught in his own home with two pistols and ammunition and given three years behind bars. He was once the lawyer and trusted confidant to some of Scotland’s most notorious underworld figures. ![]()
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