Euan A. Dow, Advocate’s Case Law Summaries

Bill of advocation:- The respondents were indicted to Peterhead Sheriff Court in relation to a charge of assault to severe inury and permanent disfigurement of a 32 year old man by repeatedly punching and kicking him on the head, striking him on the head with a glass bottle and stabbing him on the ......

Crown appeal under section 74 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995:- The respondent has been indicted to Fakirk Sheriff Court in relation to an alleged contravention of section 30 of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 by engaging in online conversations and arranging to meet, to gain ......

Application for leave to appeal to the United Kingdon Supreme Court:- On 14 October 2016, at Glasgow High Court, the applicant was convicted after trial of a contravention of section 28(1) of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 in that he agreed with others, including Andrew Stev......

Note of appeal against conviction:- The appellant was convicted after trial on indictment of a charge of assault to severe injury by the appellant throwing a kettle of boiling water over a fellow prisoner within a prison kitchen. At the trial the complainer identified the appellant as being the per......

Notes of appeal against conviction:- On 17 March 2016, at Edinburgh High Court, the appellants were convicted after trial of a charge of assault including aggravations of abduction, robbery and extortion. On 13 April 2016, following the obtaining of Criminal Justice Social Work Reports, the court s......

Note of appeal against sentence:- The appellant was convicted of two charges of rape. In addition, evidence had been let at trial in relation to two further charges, which were withdrawn for evidential reasons, relating to 2 further female complainers and a charge of lewd and libidinous practises t......

Note of appeal against conviction:- On 5 February 2016, at Glasgow High Court, the appellant was convicted after trial of a charge of assault to severe injury and permanent disfigurement by inter alia penetrating his wife’s vagina with his fist whereby she lost consciousness, committed at an addr......

Crown appeal under section 107A and D of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995:- At the close of the Crown case the court upheld ‘no case to answer’ submissions made on behalf of the respondents in terms of section 97 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995. Under section 107A and D ......

Note of appeal against conviction:- The appellant was convicted after trial on indictment at the sheriff court of the following charges:- (1) a contravention of section 30 of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009, namely, engaging in sexual activity with or towards a child (AB) aged 13 to 15 year......