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APPEAL BY DAVID DI PINTO AGAINST PF GLASGOW [2024] ScotHC HCJAC_7 (02 February 2024)
The court held that “hun” was not so notorious as to be judicially known as a sectarian term for Protestants, and allowed the appeal in part.
APPEAL BY PF EDINBURGH AGAINST FAISAL AZIZ [2022] ScotHC HCJAC_46 (13 December 2022)
The High Court restored a taxi driver’s conviction under section 7 of the 2009 Act, holding his sexual remark to two strangers could be inferred as made for sexual gratification.
APPEAL AGAINST CONVICTION BY STEVEN JOSEPH JAMES STALLEY [2022] ScotHC HCJAC_12 (11 February 2022)
The Appeal Court held that the judge inadequately directed the jury on mutual corroboration, but the conviction appeal was refused because no miscarriage of justice occurred.
APPEAL FROM THE SHERIFF APPEAL COURT BY THE PROCURATOR FISCAL, GLASGOW AGAINST (1) DANIEL WARD; (2) MARTIN MACAULAY; and (3) RYAN WALKER [2021] ScotHC HCJAC_20 (04 March 2021)
The High Court restored convictions for breach of the peace, holding that IRA-related imagery on T-shirts was within judicial knowledge and needed no corroborated proof.
Ahmed v Her Majesty's Advocate [2020] ScotHC HCJAC_37 (18 September 2020)
The Appeal Court upheld an appeal after finding the trial sheriff improperly cross-examined the accused, causing a miscarriage of justice.
WOTHERSPOON, APPEAL FROM THE SHERIFF APPEAL COURT BY v PROCURATOR FISCAL, GLASGOW [2017] ScotHC HCJAC_69 (23 August 2017))
The High Court allowed David Wotherspoon’s appeal, holding that his conduct in wearing a bra at home was not enough to constitute breach of the peace.
Henderson v HM Advocate [2017] ScotHC HCJAC_43 (14 June 2017)
Appeal against conviction refused where lost CCTV images were not shown to be relevant and their absence did not cause a miscarriage of justice.
McBRIDE, NOTE OF APPEAL AGAINST CONVICTION BY (aka GUY RITCHIE) v HER MAJESTY'S ADVOCATE [2016] ScotHC HCJAC_66 (16 August 2016)
The High Court of Justiciary refused an appeal against conviction, holding that a jury-direction error on section 39 stalking was not material and caused no miscarriage of justice.
Martin v HM Advocate [2016] ScotHC HCJAC_42 (29 April 2016)
The appeal court held there was sufficient circumstantial evidence to identify the appellant in a series of fire-raising and theft charges, and refused the appeal.
BRADLEY HANNON AGAINST HER MAJESTY'S ADVOCATE [2015] ScotHC HCJAC_65 (29 July 2015)
The Appeal Court held that an aggregate sentence on a 16-year-old offender was excessive and halved each custodial sentence, leaving the supervised release order in place.
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