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Archive for April, 2020

Appeal Decision to Allow Evidence Refused
Apr 30th, 2020
HMA v RM 2020 An appellant, RM, has had his appeal against a sheriff’s decision not to allow him to lead certain evidence refused. The man who was charged with sexual offences against his partner and son sought to allow his defence team to lead evidence at trial that...
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Covid-19 Bail Appeal Refused
Apr 26th, 2020
HMA v JD and BK 2020 Two men have made a bid to the Appeal court to reverse the decision to refuse them bail in light of the current COVID 19 Pandemic. The men have both had their appeal against the refusal of bail refused at the High Court. Both men were remanded after...
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High Court Appeal Against Sentence Allowed
Apr 20th, 2020
HMA v PGT 2020 An appellant, PGT, had successfully appealed his sentence but failed in his bid to quash his conviction at the High Court of Judiciary. PGT was found guilty of three sexual offences, two against his teenage nephew and one against his wife. The appellant was...
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‘ Miscarriage of Justice’ Appeal Against Conviction Refused
Apr 11th, 2020
HMA v Gursel Duzgun Mr Duzgun has his appeal against conviction refused after he claimed he was a victim of a miscarriage of justice because she stated he was suffering a mental disorder at the time of the offence and his solicitor did not investigate this. The appellant...
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Conviction Quashed on Appeal
Apr 8th, 2020
HMA v Veronica Logan 2020 Ms Logan has successfully appealed against her drug convictions at the High Court of Judiciary. The High court ruled that the sheriff had erred by not allowing a challenge to the fact that the woman was not cautioned before she was...
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Appeal to Overturn Harassment Order Refused
Apr 1st, 2020
PF v Barry Finlay 2020 Mr Finlay has had his appeal to overturn the decision to impose a six month non harassment order when this was not sought by the complainer refused. The Sheriff Appeal Court stated that “necessity trumps the views of the victim” and kept the...
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