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Crown Wins “No Case To Answer” Appeal

HMA v SM 2019 The Crown has successfully appealed against a decision of a Trial judge to sustain a no case to answer submission. The respondent SM had been charged and a trial began in respect of his partner’s rape and abduction. The complainer had stated she had consented to [...]

2019-07-08T07:29:02+01:008 July 2019|

No Case to Answer Submission Refused

HMA v Robert Redpath 2019 Mr Redpath, who was found guilty of being in possession of indecent images of children, has had his appeal against conviction refused. The computer expert claimed he did not have any knowledge of such photographs being on computers he was in possession of throughout the [...]

2019-07-05T05:18:55+01:005 July 2019|

Miscarriage of Justice Appeal Refused

HMA v Scott Fowler 2019 Mr Fowler has had his appeal against conviction refused after arguing that the advocate deputes jury speech and the trial judge’s misdirection’s resulted in a “miscarriage of justice.” The Appeal Court at the High Court in Edinburgh did not agree with the appellant’s argument and [...]

2019-06-19T06:11:11+01:0019 June 2019|

Insufficient Evidence Appeal Refused

HMA v Richard Macpherson 2019 Mr MacPherson was found guilty of housebreaking and theft after a Trial at Aberdeen Sheriff Court last year. He has failed in an appeal against conviction after arguing there was insufficient evidence to prove that he was at the crime scene. The appellant was sentenced [...]

2019-06-15T09:03:07+01:0015 June 2019|

Trial Abandoned Due Failure of Crown Statutory Duty

HMA v George Wright 2019 Lady Scott has demanded an explanation from the Lord Advocate for their “apparent failure of the Crown in their statutory duty to disclose that information” which result in the collapse of an attempted murder prosecution at the High Court in Livingston. Vital evidence in the [...]

2019-06-12T06:54:50+01:0012 June 2019|

Murder Appeal Aginst Conviction Refused

HMA v Frank Cairney 2019 Mr Wright has had his appeal against conviction refused at the High Court of Justiciary. Mr Wright was found guilty of the murder of Mr McClelland, that occurred in Paisley in July 2017. The family of Mr McClelland are now calling for a fatal accident [...]

2019-06-05T08:45:57+01:005 June 2019|

Interim Liberation Refused at the High Court

HMA v Frank Cairney 2019 Mr Cairney was sentenced to four years imprisonment for charges relating to sexual abuse of children at Hamilton Sheriff Court last year. Mr Cairney has not been liberated while awaiting his appeal to progress against his conviction. Mr Cairney sought interim liberation but this was [...]

2019-06-03T08:24:15+01:003 June 2019|
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