Euan A. Dow, Advocate’s Case Law Summaries

Note of appeal against sentence:- On 19 June 2015, at Glasgow High Court, the appellant was convicted after trial of a charge of murder, the deceased being her partner of 20 years. Following the obtaining of a Criminal Justice Social Work Report the trial judge imposed a sentence of life imprisonme......

Note of appeal against conviction:- On 25 March 2015, at Airdrie Sheriff Court, the appellant was convicted after trial on indictment of being concerned in the supply of cocaine contrary to section 4(3)(b) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. The appellant had been indicted along with his co-accused, W......

Note of appeal against sentence:- On 14 November 2014, at Livingston High Court, the appellant was convicted after trial of two charges of murder, known as the World’s End murders. A Criminal Justice Social Work Report was not required as the appellant was serving a prison sentence at the time of......

Application under section 107(8) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995:- On 12 January 2015, at Glasgow High Court, the appellant was convicted after trial of various charges of physical and sexual violence perpetrated against three former partners over a decade. The appellant sought to app......

Reference from the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission:- On 7 May 2009, at Edinburgh High Court, the appellant was convicted after trial of seven charges relating to the possession, taking/permitting to be taken, distribution/showing of indecent photographs of children contrary to the Civic G......

Note of appeal against conviction:- On 4 June 2015, at Dundee Sheriff Court, the appellant was convicted after trial of a charge of assault and robbery whilst on bail, along with a Colleen McPhee. The appellant was sentenced to 475 days imprisonment which was discounted from 18 months as the appell......

Appeal by stated case:- On 16 June 2015, at Aberdeen Sheriff Court, the appellant was convicted after trial on summary complaint of a charge of embezzlement of £8334.80. The circumstances of the offence were that appellant was provided with a credit card for expenses in connection with his employm......

Note of appeal against conviction:- The appellant was convicted after trial at the High Court of a charge of rape, contrary to section 1 of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009. He was subsequently sentenced to 4 ½ years imprisonment. The appellant appealed against his conviction on the grounds......

Application under section 3(3)(b) of the Double Jeopardy (Scotland) Act 2011:- Here the Crown sought to have the respondent’s acquittal from a trial in 1992 set aside and for authority to bring a new indictment. The evidence relied upon by the Crown in support of the application came from five wi......