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Note of appeal against sentence:-The appellant was convicted after trial at the High Court of ten charges including a charge relating to the murder of his two year old son. The trial judge imposed the mandatory sentence of life imprisonment with a punishment part of 23 years. He appealed against th......
Note of appeal against conviction:-On 24 February 2022, following a trial on indictment at the sheriff court, the appellant was convicted after trial of three charges of lewd, indecent and libidinous practices and behaviour towards three complainers (charges 4, 5 and 6). The sheriff sentenced the a......
Bill of Advocation:-On 22 July 2022 the summary sheriff at Falkirk refused to grant bail and adjourned the hearing to a later date. Here the complainer sought to advocate those decisions it being contended that the summary sheriff did not have the power to continue the diet. The circumstances were ......
Note of appeal against conviction and sentence:-The appellant was convicted after trial on indictment at the sheriff court of two charges:- (1) a contravention of section 1 of the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018; and (2) a contravention of section 38(1) of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Sco......
Note of appeal against conviction:- On 12 November 2021, following a trial at Dundee High Court, the appellant was convicted of a charge of attempted murder by striking two complainers with a motor vehicle he was driving. The appellant was subsequently sentenced to 6 years imprisonment. The issue a......
Note of appeal against conviction:- The appellant was convicted after trial at the High Court of two charges:- (1) repeated assaults on his son, A, aged 6 over a period of 5 months by repeatedly striking him on the head with his hand and repeatedly pulling him by the hair; and (2) repeated assaults......
Note of appeal against sentence:- On 16 May 2022 the appellant was sentenced to a period of 8 years imprisonment for offences of assault, robbery and theft by housebreaking, backdated to 14 April 2022 when the appellant pled guilty on day 8 of the trial. The sentencing judge selected a headline sen......
Crown appeal against sentence:- The respondent was convicted after trial at the High Court of a charge of attempted murder. The trial judge selected a headline sentence of 6 years imprisonment and reduced the overall sentence by 578 days (by doubling the period of 289 days the respondent had spent ......
Note of appeal against conviction:- The appellant was convicted after trial at the High Court of 14 charges including rape, domestic assault, indecent communications and threatening, abusive and controlling behaviour, relating to four separate complainers. The appellant appealed against his convict......
Note of appeal against conviction:- On 21 November 2019, following a trial on indictment at Hamilton Sheriff Court, the appellant was found guilty of a charge of assaulting his partner on 26 December 2018 by striking her on the head with a glass bottle to her severe injury and permanent disfigureme......
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