Euan A. Dow, Advocate’s Case Law Summaries

Note of appeal against conviction:- The appellant was convicted after trial on indictment at the Sheriff Court of a number of charges of assault and indecency against his two foster daughters, JC and RC. Charges 2 and 3 were charges of lewd and libidinous behaviour over a period from November 1978 ......

Note of appeal against sentence:- The appellant pled guilty at a continued first diet to a charge of sexual abuse of trust contrary to section 42 of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009. The appellant was sentenced to 27 months imprisonment discounted from a headline sentence of 36 months on acc......

Note of appeal against sentence:- At the sheriff court the appellant pled guilty under the accelerated procedure in terms of section 76 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 to a charge of causing death by careless driving contrary to section 2B of the Road Traffic Act 1988. He was sentence......

Crown Appeal under section 107A of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995:- The respondent was indicted and proceeded to trial in relation to a charge of rape contrary to section 1 of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 in relation to an incident in May 2019 at the Hotel Indigo, Dundee. The......

Note of appeal against conviction and sentence:- On 16 April 2021, following a trial on indictment at Glasgow Sheriff Court, the appellant was convicted of a charge of penetrative sexual assault contrary to sections 2 and 3 of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009. On 14 May 2021 he was sentenced......

Appeal under section 74 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 and Note of appeal against conviction:- The appellants appealed against decisions of the sheriffs at first instance who had refused minutes lodged on behalf of each of the appellants which sought to exclude evidence obtained via ......

Petition to the nobile officium:- The High Court previously allowed the petitioner to present a petition to the nobile officium seeking to challenge a finding that he had breached a court order and was in contempt of court in relation to the trial of Alex Salmond on a number of ......

Notes of appeal against conviction:- Both appellants were convicted after trial at the High Court of a charge of rape relating to the same complainer in the same incident. The appellants appealed against their convictions on the grounds that the trial judge failed to direct the jury on the issue of......

Note of appeal against conviction:- On 15 March 2021, at Glasgow High Court, the appellant was convicted after trial of 21 charges involving seven complainers relating to a variety of offences including breaches of the peace, stalking, assault, sexual assault and three rapes. In addition, in advanc......