Euan A. Dow, Advocate’s Case Law Summaries

Note of appeal against sentence:- On 6 January 2020, at Glasgow High Court, the appellant pled guilty by the accelerated procedure under section 76 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 to an indictment containing a charge of assault to severe injury, permanent disfigurement and to the dang......

Note of appeal against conviction:- In July 2019, at Edinburgh High Court, the appellant and his co-accused and brother, Gary Nelson, were tried on an indictment containing three charges. Both pled not guilty to the charges, the appellant adhering to a special defence of self-defence in relation to......

Note of appeal against conviction and sentence:- In September 2019, following a trial on indictment at Glasgow Sheriff Court, the appellant was convicted of charge 2, a charge of historical lewd, indecent and libidinous practices and behaviour. He was acquitted of a further two charges alleging his......

Note of appeal against conviction:- The appellant went to trial at Hamilton Sheriff Court on an indictment containing 5 charges. The relevant charges for the purpose of this appeal were charges 2 and 4 which related to a charge of assault to severe injury and permanent disfigurement (charge 2) and ......

Note of appeal against sentence:- The appellant pled guilty to a charge of murder at a Preliminary Hearing. The charge was in the following terms:- “on 26 June 2019 at the house … Turriff you Liam Alec Robert Hay did repeatedly strike the rear door with a baseball bat, smash a window in the doo......

Note of appeal against conviction:- On 18 June 2019, following a trial on indictment at Glasgow Sheriff Court, the appellant was convicted of two charges:- (1) threatening or abusive behaviour directed towards his wife contrary to section 38(1) of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2......

Note of appeal against conviction:- On 4 September 2019, following a trial at Aberdeen High Court, the appellant and his co-accused, Martin Gemmell, were convicted of two charges:- (1) assault to severe injury and permanent disfigurement and robbery (charge 1); and (2) attempted murder and robbery ......

Note of appeal against conviction and sentence:- On 3 May 2019, following a trial at Glasgow High Court, the appellant’s co-accused, Doherty, was convicted of a charge of murder and the appellant was convicted of culpable homicide. When the jury returned their verdict in relation to the appellant......

Note of appeal against conviction:- The appellant was convicted after trial on indictment at the sheriff court of a charge of assaulting his baby daughter on various occasions between 30 May 2017 and 17 July 2017 by inflicting blunt force trauma to her head and body by means to the prosecutor unkno......