Euan A. Dow, Advocate’s Case Law Summaries

Reference by the Sheriff Appeal Court under section 175A of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 re note of appeal against sentence:- On 6 April 2018, at Glasgow Sheriff Court, the appellant pled guilty to a charge of drink driving contrary to section 5(1)(a) of the Road Traffic Act 1988. The......

Reference by the Sheriff Appeal Court under section 175A of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 re note of appeal against sentence:-:- On 9 November 2017, at Aberdeen District Court, the appellant pled guilty to a charge of speeding by driving at 80mph in a 60 mph zone in Stonehaven on 12 Ap......

Note of appeal against sentence:- The appellant pled guilty at the High Court of being concerned in the supply of cocaine over a one month period contrary to section 4(3)(b) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971with the offence aggravated by a connection to serious organised crime in terms of section 29 ......

Appeal under section 74 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995:- The appellant and his co-accused were indicted to a first diet at the sheriff court in relation to being concerned in the supply of diamorphine, contrary to section 4(3)(b) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. A preliminary issue m......

Note of appeal against conviction:- At Glasgow Sheriff Court the appellant was convicted after trial of two charges of assault on two hairdressers. The appellant appealed against his conviction it being contended that there had been a misdirection by omission by the trial sheriff in relation to ide......

Note of appeal against sentence:- The appellant was indicted, along with 8 other accused, in relation to 28 charges alleging involvement in organised crime. On 24 November 2017, at Glasgow High Court, at a continued preliminary hearing, the appellant’s plea of guilty to an amended charge 1 was ac......

Note of appeal against conviction:- In August 2017 the appellant went to trial at Hamilton Sheriff Court on an indictment containing two charges:- (1) a charge of using lewd, indecent and libidinous practices and behaviour between 1967 and 1970 towards his niece (H) aged 4 to 7 years by handling he......

Note of appeal against conviction:- The appellant, and his two co-accused CJW and LBH, were indicted to Dumfries Sheriff Court in relation to a charge alleging that they broke into Dumfries Museum and Observatory and stole a quantity of sporting medals, a Chain of Office and a casket containing an ......

Note of appeal:- On 17 August 2017, at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court, the appellant was found guilty of a ‘stalking’ charge in relation to MK between 27 March and 10 April 2017 contrary to section 39(1) of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 and a charge of assaulting MK to her inj......