The appellant was convicted at Paisley Sheriff Court on 12 November 2004 by a unanimous verdict of the jury of assault to severe injury and breach of bail conditions, and on 14 December 2004 he was sentenced to 3 years imprisonment, 3 months of which were attributable to the bail aggravation. Leave......
The convictions by temporary sheriffs here took place, and the sentences were imposed, prior to the commencement of the Scotland Act 1998. It was not disputed that, had the convictions taken place and the sentences been imposed after the commencement of the Scotland Act, they would have been invali......
The appellant appealed against a decision of a sheriff to grant the Crown an extension under section 65(3) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 of the period of twelve months within which to prosecute him on three charges of lewd, indecent and libidinous practices. The 5 bench court here c......
On 15 May 1998 the appellant was found guilty by a majority verdict on the following charge:- "(5) on 13 January 1998, in a lane between 36 and 38 Balbardie Crescent, Bathgate, you did assault Gary George Allan Johnstone, aged 25 years, 77 Balbardie Avenue, Bathgate and strike him repeatedly on the......
On 26 July 2004 in the High Court at Glasgow the appellants, together with two co-accused, went to trial on an indictment containing a section 4(3)(b) Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 charge. On 29 July, after there had been a trial within a trial on the first and second day and after the evidence of a num......
(2) the inference can be rebutted by the respondents (3) that the respondents should be in possession of information and material from which they can show, in detail, where their income and property came from. and specific pleadings should be expected from the respondents. The respondents contended......
On 6 November 2003 at the High Court in Edinburgh the appellant was convicted of a charge of breach of the peace and a charge of incitement to murder. The charge of breach of the peace involved the uttering of threats against the appellant's son-in-law, Abdullah Yaseen, and members of his family. O......
The appellants presently face a complaint at Selkirk Sheriff Court libelling two charges of a contravention of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. The appellants intimated pleas to the competency and relevancy of the charges. ......
The appellants presently face a complaint at Selkirk Sheriff Court libelling two charges of a contravention of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. The appellants intimated pleas to the competency and relevancy of the charges. ......
The appellant was charged on indictment with:- "On 20 December 2003 at Penicuik Public Park, Carlops Road, Penicuik, Midlothian you ... did assault Richard Taylor ... and did repeatedly punch him on the head and repeatedly strike him with a brick or other similar instrument on the head all to his s......
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