Euan A. Dow, Advocate’s Case Law Summaries

Notes of appeal against conviction:- The appellants appealed in respect of their convictions following the application of the doctrine of mutual corroboration. The issue which arose in both appeals was whether, in cases involving allegations of sexual abuse by adults of children in circumstances wh......

Note of appeal against conviction:- On 6 June 2019, at Elgin Sheriff Court, the appellant was convicted on indictment of a charge of theft by housebreaking whilst on bail. He was sentenced to 21 months imprisonment with 3 months of the sentence attributable to the bail aggravation. The appellant ap......

Note of appeal against sentence:- On 25 June 2019, at the sheriff court, the appellant pled guilty by the accelerated procedure under section 76 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 to a contravention of section 58(1)(b) of the Terrorism Act 2000 in that he possessed at his home address a ......

Appeal under section 74 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995:- The appellant was indicted to the sheriff court on two charges:- (1) on various occasions between 2012-2018 he sexually penetrated the anus of his son, A, and repeatedly placed his fingers in his anus when the child was aged be......

Note of appeal against conviction:- The appellant was convicted after trial on indictment at the sheriff court of being concerned in the supply of diamorphine contrary to section 4(3)(b) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. The appellant appealed against his conviction it being contended the sheriff er......

Note of appeal against sentence:-  In September2019, at Livingston Sheriff Court, the appellant pled guilty to a charge of fraud by advising the Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS) that the Home Office had given her indefinite leave to remain in the UK when she had not been granted......

Appeal under section 65(1)(b) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995:- On 27 September 2018, during the course of a trial at Paisley Sheriff Court,  the sheriff extended the 12 month time bar by 4 months under section 65(1)(b) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 after acc......

Notes of appeal against conviction and sentence:- On 27 November 2018, at Glasgow High Court, the appellants were convicted of intentionally producing a psychoactive substance, namely, Etizolam  contrary to section 4 of the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016. At the close of the Crown case ......

Notes of appeal against sentence:- The appellants were convicted after trial of a charge of murder. The second and third appellants were also convicted of attempting to pervert the course of justice which involved trying to clean up the locus, disposing of internal home CCTV footage and concocting ......