HMA v Michael Brown Michael Brown, who was sentenced to seven years imprisonment for being involved in organised crime, has had his custodial sentence reduced following an appeal. The appellant was indicted along with eight co accused. He pled guilty to the charge but he argued that the seven year [...]

HMA v James Moore 2018 Mr James Moore was sentenced to two years and three months’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to taking, possessing and sharing indecent images of children. He has now had his appeal against a custodial term imposed rejected but the appeal Court quashed the Sexual Offences Prevention [...]

HMA v Ryan Gibb and Cameron Laurie 2018 Mr Ryan Gibb and Mr Cameron Laurie have had their murder convictions quashed after the Appeal Court has ruled the Trial judge removed the option of a culpable homicide verdict from the jury in error. The appeal was allowed on the basis [...]

JM v HMA 2018 JM was found guilty of sexual offences against two children almost 17 years apart. However, he has had his conviction quashed following an High Court appeal. The High Court ruled that the similarities between the offences were not “sufficiently compelling” to overcome the “very substantial time [...]

HMA v Robert Spinks Mr Robert Spinks was found guilty of a single charge of assault at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court in August 2017. This charge comprised of eight separate incidents in a “course of conduct” involving a four-year campaign of domestic abuse. However, he has now had his conviction restricted [...]

HMA v John Barbour Mr John Barbour was sentenced to four years imprisonment after being found guilty of historical child sex offences on three charges. These offences were found to be committed when he was a teenager. After an unsuccessful appeal to the High Court for the Crown, after they [...]

HMA v James Mullen 2018 James Mullen who was found guilty of using a mobile phone, as a sat nav, at Inverness Sheriff Court while driving had his appeal against conviction dismissed. He was fined £300.00 and had 6 penalty points imposed. His appeal was based on the fact that [...]

HMA v Cameron Jackson 2018 Mr Cameron, a man who was jailed for two years after pleading guilty at the First Diet to sexually assaulting a friend while she was asleep, has had his sentence reduced by six months. This follows a successful High Court appeal. The High Court ruled [...]

HMA V SM 2017 SM, a mother found guilty of contempt of court, has successfully appealed against her conviction and sentence of 3 months imprisonment. This first began in relation to a contact action whereby SM was the Defender in the case and her ex-partner, CM, was pursing contact to [...]

HMA v Barry Little 2018 Mr Barry Little was jailed for 22 months for throwing slabs of paving stone, culpably and recklessly, at his neighbours house and window which narrowly missed the complainers 10 year old child. However he has now had his sentence reduced following an appeal after he [...]