Euan A. Dow, Advocate’s Case Law Summaries

Note of appeal against conviction:- The appellant was convicted following a trial at the high court of various charges of physical and sexual violence perpetrated against members of his family including charge 1 a charge of assault of ‘S’ on various occasions between 1999-2001 by striking him o......

Note of appeal against conviction:- The appellant was convicted of a charge of raping his partner when they were both aged 15 on an occasion in January 2018. The appellant appealed against his conviction it being contended that the trial judge ought to have directed the jury as to what use cou......

Note of appeal against sentence:- On 15 December 2022, at the High Court, the appellant was sentenced to an extended sentence of 14 years, comprising of a 4 year custodial term and an extension period of 10 years, having been remitted from the sheriff court at Falkirk having pled guilty under the a......

Note of appeal against sentence:- On 18 May 2023, at Edinburgh High Court, the appellant pled guilty under the accelerated procedure under section 76 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 to four charges:- (1) possession of indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of children contrary to ......

Note of appeal under section 74(1) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995:- The appellant was indicted to the sheriff court in relation to a contravention of section 1 of the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 which alleged that on various occasions between November 2021 and February 2022 th......

Note of appeal under section 74(1) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995:- The appellant was indicted to the sheriff court in relation to an alleged contravention of section 4(3)(b) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. A minute objecting to the admissibility of evidence was taken in relation to......

Note of appeal against conviction:- The appellant was convicted after trial at the High Court of a charge of assault to severe injury and permanent disfigurement by striking GC on the head with a bat or similar object and repeatedly striking him on the body with a knife. Following the obtaining of ......

Note of appeal against conviction:- On 5 May 2023, at Paisley High Court, the appellant was convicted after trial of a contravention of sections 1(1)(a) and 4(4) of the Firearms Act 1968 as amended by the Firearms Amendment Act 1988, namely, purchasing and having in his possession a firearm to......

Appeal from the Sheriff Appeal Court:- Appeal from the Sheriff Court:- On 13 March 2023, at Glasgow Sheriff Court, the appellant was convicted on a summary complaint after trial of a contravention of section 38(1) of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 by inter alia uttering a se......