Euan A. Dow, Advocate’s Case Law Summaries

Crown appeal against sentence:- On 22 September 2015, at Edinburgh High Court, the respondent pled guilty to attempting to conspire to do certain sexual things for which he was sentenced to a period of 18 months imprisonment. The Crown appealed against the sentence imposed on the grounds that it wa......

Notes of appeal against sentence:- The appellants were both convicted after trial in relation to a charge of forming a fraudulent scheme to have CY obtain parental responsibilities and rights as the father of a baby, B, who was born on 15 February 2011, of whom VG was the mother. The sheriff senten......

Note of appeal against conviction:- On 26 August 2014, at Glasgow High Court, the appellant was convicted after trial of two charges of rape committed against AB on 2 January 2014 contrary to section 1 of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009. In relation to a further 3 charges (charges 5, 8 and ......

Note of appeal against conviction:- On 21 October 2014, at Glasgow High Court, the appellant was convicted after trial of a charge of murder. A number of charges had been withdrawn by the Crown prior to the end of the trial, 4 of which related to allegations of assault perpetrated against the decea......

Appeal by stated case:- On 3 August 2015, at Edinburgh Sheriff Court, the appellant was convicted after trial on summary complaint of a contravention of section 2 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 in that whilst driving she fell asleep causing her car to cross the central reservation and to collide with......

Note of appeal against conviction and sentence:- On 24 September 2014, at Edinburgh Sheriff Court, the appellant was convicted after trial on indictment of a contravention of section 52A(1) of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982, namely, having in his possession indecent photographs or pseudo-......

Note of appeal against conviction:- On 6 February 2015, at Livingston Sheriff Court, the appellant, who was 16 at the time of the offence, was convicted following a trial on indictment of a contravention of sections 19 and 20 of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 in that, whilst acting with tw......

Note of appeal against sentence:- On 2 September 2015, at Glasgow High Court, the appellant pled guilty under accelerated procedure under section 76 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 to a charge of murder. On 29 September 2015 the appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment with a puni......

Note of appeal against conviction:- On 2 March 2015, at Edinburgh High Court, the appellant was convicted after trial on indictment of a charge of rape contrary to section 1 of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009. On 30 March 2015 the appellant was sentenced to five years imprisonment. The appe......