High Court Refuses Appeal Against Order for Lifelong Restriction on Man Convicted of Assaulting Ex-Partners

The Appeal Court of the High Court of Justiciary has upheld a decision to impose a Lifelong Restriction of Liberty Order. The appellant was convicted of eleven charges against two former partners. The charges involved abduction, serious assault, threatening and abusive behaviour and stalking.  The first complainer described the appellant’s [...]

2021-11-07T17:47:42+00:007 November 2021|

Man Refused Appeal At The High Court Against Trial Judge’s Decision To Review Evidence Of Admissibility In Sexual Offences Trial

The appellant, JW, was charged with 19 sexual offences against six different complainers. The appellant challenged the trial judge’s decision to review orders to permit certain evidence to be led by him.  The appeal was made under section 275(9) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995. At trial the judge [...]

2021-10-10T14:44:04+01:0010 October 2021|

Ex-Teacher Who Engaged In Sexual Activities With School Pupils In Shetland Has Sentence Reduced

On appeal at the High Court of Justiciary a former Shetland teacher who was convicted of engaging in sexual activities with two students has had his sentence reduced by three months. Kieran Malcolmson was convicted of one offence under the Sexual Offences (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2000 and another under the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act [...]

2021-09-12T11:34:13+01:0012 September 2021|
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