This case concerned the respondent who was allegedly engaged in a course of abusive behaviour towards the complainer. After the accused was granted bail, an order was made authorising the retrieval of the complainers phone records.  The case of the accused relied on the fact that the complainer frequently [...]

In this case, RM was convicted of rape against three of his ex-partners. At the sentencing diet, the trial judge imposed three orders of one year, two years and five years in relation to each separate offences. There was evidence to support the fact that the offences involved violence/threats [...]

The appellant, DM, was convicted in relation to 14 assaults committed by him to his ex-partner. His counsel argued on his behalf that the Sherriff in the initial trial was unclear and as a result misled the jury.  In the initial trial, it had been agreed that the parties [...]

Simon Scott aged 44 was jailed for 20 months after being guilty of committing offences against five victims. Mr Scott was targeting victims on social media by offering them free photography sessions. A Jury in Aberdeen Sheriff Court heard that Scott had actually manipulated some of the victims into [...]

Mr David Di Pinto was convicted under the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2010. This conviction was aggravated by religious prejudice.  During the Scottish League Final in 2021, Mr Pinto was behaving in an inappropriate manner, behaviour exacerbated by his intoxicated state. After receiving complaints about his conduct, two police [...]

Mr Jamie George was selling unlicensed weight loss supplements from his gym.  He was convicted for supplying dangerous substances after pleading guilty and sentenced to 37 months in prison. He accordingly appealed.  Mr George based his appeal case around a comparison made by the trial sheriff. The trial sheriff [...]

Sean Hogg was originally given 270 hours of community service after being convicted of raping a 13-year old girl in a park when he was 17 years old. The Crown had based their case on the application of mutual corroboration between the two complainers. It was agreed at Trial [...]

Bhupinder Singh, a takeaway manager from Kilmarnock, was given 150 hours of unpaid work following a conviction for sexually assaulting a 17 year old employee.  The accused argued that the sheriff should not have repelled a no case to answer submission and also that the reason evidence accepted by [...]

Andrew Taylor drove head- on to Brian Wilson in the Scottish Borders on 23 April 2022. Mr Taylor admitted to a charge of causing death by dangerous driving while being unfit due to a number of drugs in his system including cocaine.  The Court had previously heard that Mr [...]

After pleading guilty to assaulting his partners brother and causing damage to vehicles, Mr Alan James was sentenced to 40 months. The court heard that Mr James repeatedly punched his partners brother in the head before driving his car at excessive speed along a Glasgow Street. Mr James collided [...]