Richard Gordon was convicted of the attempted murder of Brian Cleary. The jury also convicted him of carrying a knife in a public place. It was argued on his behalf that the same species facti could not convict him of both offences.  The appellant and his co-accused were both [...]

The Respondent was convicted of an offence under section 7(1) of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009. It was heard that he was a private taxi driver who picked up two female passengers, aged 18 and 21. The passengers stated that they did not have any money and he [...]

Aaron Gray pled guilty to an attempted murder charge and was sentence to nine years imprisonment. He jumped out of a vehicle and began firing at the property in Edinburgh.  The court heard that Stephen Wernham and his partner Angela Smith lived at the property at the time. Advocate Depute, [...]

Michael Roberts preyed on two teenage girls by approaching them in his car.  Michael Roberts approached the girl in Maryhill in the early hours of the morning. The girl told the jury that he aggressively told her to get into his car. He offered to help her avoid a ‘bunch [...]

Nicholas Rossi appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court under the name of Arthur Wright. He argued that he was not the person accused of rape in Utah and instead stated that he was from Ireland and had never visited the United States.  The court heard evidence from staff at the Queen [...]

The Crown appealed after the sheriff refused to grant an order under section 288C of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995. The sheriff reasoned that there was not a substantial sexual element in relation to charges 1 and 4 on the indictment. However, the Crown appealed this decision.  One of [...]

Mustafizur Rahman, aged 44, was found guilty of raping the 18-year-old in the back of his car.  The teenager had been out drinking on the first day pubs had reopened after lockdown. She was seen on CCTV leaving a bar in Kelty with others. She then walked on her own [...]

Barry McAuley and Martin Stewart have been found not guilty of the culpable homicide of Rebecca Tollan by supplying her with high purity cocaine.  The 23-year-old died on the 15th of July 2019 at Martin Stewart’s home. Rebecca had recently given birth a few weeks prior and was on her [...]

Sharam Faraje was jailed for five years for the rape of a woman who was asleep with he carried out the sex attack on her. At the time he was on three separate bail orders. He assaulted the woman at her home in Cathcart. The woman provided a statement to [...]

David Findlay has become the first person to be found guilty of ‘sex without consent’. Instead of being charged with the crime of rape, he was prosecuted under Scotland’s new domestic abuse laws. At trial the jury found him guilty of having sex with his ex-partner without her consent as [...]