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BOWMAN, APPEAL AGAINST SENTENCE BY AGAINST HER MAJESTY'S ADVOCATE [2018] ScotHC HCJAC_42 (14 June 2018)
The court allowed Bowman’s sentence appeal, holding that his intention to plead guilty had been indicated earlier during bona fide Crown discussions and merited a larger discount.
ASHOK KALYANJEE v. HER MAJESTY'S ADVOCATE [2014] ScotHC HCJAC_44 (23 May 2014)
The Appeal Court refused Ashok Kalyanjee’s challenge to his murder conviction, holding that later psychiatric evidence did not justify upsetting his guilty plea.
Telford v HM Advocate [2012] ScotHC HCJAC_88 (26 April 2012)
The court refused leave to appeal to the Supreme Court, holding that it had not determined any devolution issue and that the application was late and unsupported.
Gemmell & Ors v HM Advocate [2011] ScotHC HCJAC_129 (20 December 2011)
Conjoined sentencing appeals in which the court reviewed guilty plea discounts, public protection, extended sentences, disqualification, and penalty points.
McLean v HM Advocate [2011] ScotHC HCJAC_67 (08 July 2011)
The appeal court refused Duncan McLean’s appeal against conviction, holding that his guilty plea was not vitiated by later changes to the law on police interview evidence.
Balgowan v HM Advocate [2011] ScotHC HCJAC_2 (12 January 2011)
The Appeal Court held that a withdrawn restricted plea of guilty brought no utilitarian benefit, so no sentence discount was due under section 196(1).
McMillan v HM Advocate [2010] ScotHC HCJAC_103 (12 October 2010)
The Appeal Court held that the appellant’s mistaken assumption about the complainer’s age did not amount to a reasonable excuse, so no miscarriage of justice arose.
Bowes v Procurator Fiscal, Aberdeen [2010] ScotHC HCJAC_55 (08 June 2010)
The court refused suspension of Bowes’s conviction for breach of the peace, holding his sexual remarks to a 14-year-old in a public taxi were criminal and his guilty plea stood.
Allan v. Her Majesty's Advocate [2009] ScotHC HCJAC_17 (13 February 2009)
The Appeal Court reduced Allan’s extended sentence, holding that insufficient weight had been given to his cognitive impairment. It also stated that informal sentence indications should not be given.
Pickett v. Her Majesty's Advocate [2007] ScotHC HCJAC_47 (23 August 2007)
The court refused Scott Pickett’s appeal against conviction, holding that his guilty plea to a reduced charge of assault was tendered knowingly and without material misapprehension.
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