Euan A. Dow, Advocate’s Case Law Summaries

Plea in bar of trial:- The minuter was indicted on three charges:- (1) a contravention of section 38(1) of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010; (2) an assault to injury on various occasions against the same complainer as in charge 1; and (3) a contravention of section 1 of the Do......

Note of appeal against conviction:- On 25 January 2024, following a trial at Edinburgh High Court, the appellant was convicted of the rape of 2 complainers (MM and AF). He was sentenced to seven years imprisonment. The appellant appealed against his conviction, it being contended that the trial jud......

Note of appeal against conviction:- On 1 February 2024, following a trial on indictment at Edinburgh Sheriff Court, the appellant was convicted of being in possession of a shotgun without a firearms certificate contrary to section 1(1)(a) of the Firearms Act 1968. The appellant also pled guilty to ......

Notes of appeal against conviction:- On 24 January 2024, following a trial at Glasgow High Court, the appellants, along with James Houston, were found guilty of a charge of murder following the death of Brian Maley and a charge of assaulting the deceased’s partner, Lynsey Patterson, with all rece......

Crown appeal against sentence:- The respondent was convicted after trial at the High Court of four charges of rape. On 27 May 2024, following the obtaining of a Criminal Justice Social Work Report, the trial judge sentenced the respondent to a cumulo sentence of 6 years imprisonment. The day after ......

Section 275 application:- The applicant was indicted to a Preliminary Hearing in relation to 15 charges of alleged sexual offences. A section 275 application was lodged on behalf of the applicant in advance of the Preliminary Hearing. Paragraph 1 (a) of the application sought permission to admit th......

Restoration of driving licence:- In 2017 the petitioner plead guilty to a charge of causing death by dangerous driving contrary to section 1 of the Road Traffic Act 1988. On 19 May 2017, the petitioner was imprisoned for 50 months and was disqualified from holdingn or obtaining a driving licen......

Note of appeal against sentence:- On 28 February 2024, following a trial at Glasgow High Court, the appellant was convicted of 33 charges, including the murder of Emma Caldwell in April 2005, an attempt to defeat the ends of justice in connection with that murder, and of the sexual abuse, abduction......

Crown appeal against sentence:- The respondent was convicted after trial of three charges:- (1) charge 4 a charge of sexual assault of his ex-partner H, contrary to section 3 of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009; (2) charge 10 a charge of rape of his ex-partner T, contrary to section 1 of the......