Euan A. Dow, Advocate’s Case Law Summaries

Note of appeal against conviction and sentence:- On 13 August 2018, at Glasgow High Court, the appellant was convicted after trial of three charges:- (1) on various occasions between 1 August 1974 and 30 June 1976 at a school using lewd, indecent and libidinous practices and behaviour towards LM a ......

Note of appeal against conviction:- On 18 May 2018, at Glasgow High Court, the appellant was convicted after trial of the following two charges:- (1) a charge of vaginal rape whilst the complainer was asleep and continued when she awoke committed on an occasion between 1 and 23 July 2009 contrary t......

Note of appeal against conviction:- On 19 October 2018, at Glasgow Sheriff Court, the appellant proceeded to trial on indictment in relation to the following charge:- “On 30 May 2018 at 114 Woodland Crescent, Cambuslang, being a public place, you ... did, without reasonable excuse or lawful autho......

Note of appeal against sentence:- The appellant was indicted to the sheriff court in relation to being involved in a fraudulent scheme whereby HMRC were induced to make payment to claimants the sum of £50,981 and an attempt was made to induce payment of a further £35,968. The appellant pled guilt......

Note of appeal against conviction:- On 23 August 2018, at Edinburgh High Court, the appellant was convicted after trial on indictment of two charges:- (charge 1) the rape of AB on 15 January 2017 in Dundee whilst the complainer was asleep and under the influence of alcohol and continued after she h......

Appeal following a reference by the SCCRC:- On 17 December 2017, at Dundee Sheriff Court, the appellant pled guilty to a charge of culpable and reckless conduct which he knew would cause a danger to health by supplying various quantities of new psychoactive substances between 3 July 2013 and 7 Dece......

Note of appeal against conviction:- The appellant was convicted unanimously at the sheriff court of an indictment containing a charge of assault to severe injury, impairment, and permanent disfigurement by the use of a knife under deletion of the word “permanent”. Following the trial jurors wer......

Note of appeal against sentence:- On 23 November 2015, both appellants pled guilty to the attempted murder of Adekunle Tella on 1 August 2015. On 7 January 2016, Kinlan was made the subject of an extended sentence of 11 years 9 months, comprising of a custodial element of 6 years and 9 months and a......

Note of appeal against sentence:- On 21 January 2019, at Aberdeen Sheriff Court, the appellant pled guilty on indictment to two charges:- (charge 3) being concerned in the supply of cannabis contrary to section 4(3)(b) of the Misuse of Drugs act 1971 over a two week period in 2018; and (charge 4) p......