Euan A. Dow, Advocate’s Case Law Summaries

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 ......

Crown appeal under section 74 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995:- The appellant appealed against a decision of the Preliminary hearing judge that the Crown is barred from prosecuting the respondent for murder as a consequence of the appellant’s acceptance of a plea on 4 September 2012......

Note of appeal against sentence:- On 3 May 2019 the appellant was convicted after trial of a charge of murder. The appellant’s co-accused, Steven Alexander Dickie, was also convicted of the charge of murder. The appellant’s other co-accused, Tasmin Glass, was unanimously convicted of culpable h......