The appellant was convicted under section 2(1) of the Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 2016. He was sentenced to a community payback order with a supervision requirement of 12 months and 180 unpaid work.  The appeal was on the basis that the sheriff had erred in deciding [...]

Christopher Baker, aged 77, was convicted of abusing two girls when they were aged two and four years old. The abuse continued for over ten years.  He was found guilty of abusing the young girls between 1986 and 2000.The trial judge sentenced him to two years imprisonment. However, the [...]

The respondent was convicted of raping a 19-year-old woman in his hotel room. He was sentenced by the trial judge to a four-year custodial sentence. The Crown appealed the sentence on the basis that it was unduly lenient.  At trial the court heard that the respondent had met the [...]

John Watt was convicted of sexual abuse crimes against three girls and a boy between 1973 and 1987. He was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for his crimes. An appeal against both conviction and sentence was lodged on his behalf.  He was convicted of rape, indecent assault and indecent [...]

The Crown lodged an appeal against the judge’s decision at trial to refuse the leading of a docket which outlined that the accused, had previously raped an ex-partner by removing a condom during consensual sexual intercourse.  The Respondent, Brian Loughlin, was accused of assault and rape of a number [...]

Susan Stewart falsely accused a man of raping her in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. The court heard that this was an act of revenge.  She told police that she had been sexually assaulted on the 16th of December 2018 by a man who had been following her. However, the court heard [...]

Darren Eadie and John Kennedy were convicted with two others for the murder of Kenneth Reilly. They were sentenced to life imprisonment with an additional five years for attempting to defeat the ends of justice. It was argued on their behalf that it was not appropriate for the Crown [...]

The appellant, Darren Hughes, was convicted of assaulting his sister and attempting to murder another man, Ryan Farrer, at a flat in Edinburgh. He was prosecuted alongside co-accused, Mark Mitchell. He was sentenced to nine years imprisonment for the offences.  It was argued on behalf of the appellant that [...]

Lukasz Czapla was convicted of the murder of his infant son. He was sentenced to a punishment part of 23 years imprisonment. It was argued on his behalf that due to his mental state at the time of the murder the sentence imposed was excessive.  On the 20th of [...]

The appellant was convicted of three charges of lewd, indecent and libidinous practices. The complainers in two of the charges were sisters and were aged between 7 and 12 years old at the time of the offences. The third complainer was 5 or 6 years old when the offence [...]