Euan A. Dow, Advocate’s Case Law Summaries

Note of appeal against sentence:- The appellant was convicted of a charge of willful fire raising and sentenced to 7 years imprisonment. He appealed against his sentence on the grounds that the sentence imposed was excessive. The circumstances were that the locus was a tenement block containing num......

Note of appeal against conviction:- The appellant was convicted after trial at the High Court of a charge of indecent assault on JW by masturbating and performing oral sex on him whilst he was asleep (charge 1) and a further charge of sexual assault on JW in similar terms to charge 1 but contrary t......

  Note of appeal against conviction and sentence:- On 17 June 2014, at Edinburgh High Court, the appellant was convicted after trial of a charge of murder relating to the death of Elaine Doyle in Greenock in June 1986. On 6 August 2014, the appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment with a ......

Note of appeal against conviction:- On 8 May 2015, following a trial on indictment, the appellant was convicted of three charges of lewd and libidinous practices and behaviour (charges 2, 3 and 12), 4 charges of indecent assault (charges 4, 7, 8 and 10), a charge of attempted anal penetration (char......

Note of appeal against sentence:- The appellant was convicted on indictment of two serious sexual assaults involving the repeated oral and anal rape of two boys aged 7 and 11 when the appellant was aged 14/15 years. The appellant was convicted when he was 17 years of age. The appellant was sentence......

Note by trial judge:- The Accused and Kylie Elizabeth Johnston were indicted on a charge of causing death by dangerous driving contrary to section 1 of the Road Traffic Act 1988. Johnston pled guilty to the charge at a Preliminary Hearing. The Accused went to trial and was convicted of the charge b......

Note of appeal against conviction and sentence:- On 24 July 2015, at Edinburgh High Court, the appellants were convicted after trial of a charge of murder. All three appellants were sentenced to life imprisonment with punishment parts of 20 years selected. The appellants appealed against their conv......

Crown appeal against sentence:- On 7 December 2015, at Aberdeen High Court, the respondent pled guilty by accelerated procedure under section 76 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 to causing death by dangerous driving contrary to section 1 of the Road Traffic Act 1988. The sentencing jud......

Note of appeal against conviction and sentence:- On 6 May 2015, at Perth Sheriff Court, the appellant was convicted after trial on indictment of 6 charges (charges 2-7):- (charge 2) a breach of the peace by setting fire to a caravan belonging to the appellant in a layby on the A85; (charge 3) a bre......