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George Mackie Thompson Bryceland or Nelson v. Her Majesty's Advocate [2006] HCJAC 38

On 12 July 2002 a trial had commenced in the High Court of Justiciary at Glasgow on an indictment brought against the petitioner (who was on remand), and his 2 co-accused (who were on bail). It was presided over by a particular judge (hereinafter referred to as "the judge in question"). The diet ca......

Scott James McMillan V. Her Majesty's Advocate [2006] HCJAC 29

On 16 August 2004, the first day of a sitting at Edinburgh High Court, the appellant pled guilty to a charge of murder. The appellant was sentenced to be detained without limit of time and fixed a punishment part of 18 years. The sentencing judge took the view that this was a "horrific and brutal" ......

Mohammed Arshad v. Her Majesty's Advocate [2006] HCJAC 28

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. On......

Ronald Cochrane v. Her Majesty's Advocate [2006] HCJAC 27

In October and November 2000, the petitioner was tried in the Sheriff Court at Perth on an indictment on a charge of inter alia conspiracy to break in to a house but the charge did not aver any intention to steal. He was convicted of that, among other, charges. He appealed against conviction to the......

Wasim Arshad V. Procurator Fiscal, Glasgow, [2006] HCJAC 26

The Appellant was found guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court in relation to a charge:- "On 4 March 2004 at 600 Aikenhead Road, Glasgow he did without lawful authority or reasonable excuse have with him in a public place an offensive weapon, namely a wooden truncheon Contrary to the Criminal Law (Consoli......

Robert Weir V. Her Majesty's Advocate [2006] HCJAC 25

- On 19 July 2005 at a preliminary hearing in the High Court at Glasgow the appellant tendered a plea of guilty to a charge of contravening Section 2 of the ......

Procurator Fiscal, Paisley v. Elizabeth MacKenzie [2006] HCJAC 6

On 5 August 2005 the respondent in this Bill of Advocation appeared at Paisley Sheriff Court for trial on a charge of having contravened section 7 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 on 19 March 2005. Albeit there had been an intermediate diet on the 21 July 2005 (at which there was no indication of Crown......

Robert Kenney v Her Majesty's Advocate [2006] HCJAC 5

On 31 March 2004 the appellant was convicted on indictment at Glasgow Sheriff Court of four statutory charges of lewd, indecent and libidinous practices and one charge of indecent assault. The complainers were four girls each of whom was a pupil at a secondary school where the appellant was a teach......

John Irvine v Her Majesty's Advocate

The Appellant was convicted at Glasgow High Court following trial on 19 November 2002 of a contravention of S. 4(3)(b) Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and was sentenced to 8 years imprisonment, The conviction alone was appealed. Leave to appeal was granted by 3 sift judges on 27 November 2003. The grounds......

NKS v. Her Majesty's Advocate

The Appellant appeared on indictment at the High Court in Glasgow on 25th May 2004 on 4 charges of lewd, indecent and libidinous practices against his two daughters J and B (charges 1-4) and a charge of attempted rape on various occasions of B when she was aged 16-23 (charge 5). A No Case to Answer......

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