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Appeal Against Conviction by Oluwatayo Dada (High Court of Justiciary) [2025] HCJAC 21 (29 April 2025)
The appeal court refused an appeal against conviction, holding that counsel’s choice not to lead video footage did not amount to defective representation or a miscarriage of justice.
APPEAL BY NICHOLAS ROSSI AGAINST HIS MAJESTY'S ADVOCATE [2023] ScotHC HCJAC_50 (14 December 2023)
The High Court of Justiciary dismissed Nicholas Rossi’s extradition appeal, upholding findings on identity and rejecting arguments based on delay, health, ECHR rights, and counsel’s conduct.
APPLICATION FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME UNDER SECTION 111(2) OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (SCOTLAND) ACT 1995 BY ROBERT GARDEN AGAINST HIS MAJESTY'S ADVOCATE [2023] ScotHC HCJAC_14 (28 April 2023)
The court refused a late application to extend time for appeal, holding that no exceptional circumstances were shown and the proposed defective-representation ground was unconvincing.
NOTE OF APPEAL AGAINST CONVICTION AND SENTENCE BY KEVIN GUTHRIE AGAINST HER MAJESTY'S ADVOCATE [2022] ScotHC HCJAC_21 (25 May 2022)
The court refused the conviction appeal in Kevin Guthrie’s case, holding that the DNA defence was presented at trial, but reduced the sentence from 3 years to 2 years.
BK, APPEAL AGAINST CONVICTION BY v HER MAJESTY'S ADVOCATE [2017] ScotHC HCJAC_68 (13 September 2017))
The appeal court allowed BK’s appeal against conviction, holding that defective representation denied him a fair trial by failing to present a key defence and obtain supporting records.
Boath v HM Advocate [2016] ScotHC HCJAC_81 (21 September 2016)
The Appeal Court refused Boath’s conviction appeal for armed robbery, holding there was no objective support for defective representation claims, but reduced his sentence from 9 to 7 years.
Glass v HM Advocate [2015] ScotHC HCJAC_116 (24 November 2015)
An application to extend time to lodge a note of appeal against conviction was refused because the delay was extreme, the explanation was inadequate, and the proposed ground lacked detail.
SB AGAINST HER MAJESTY'S ADVOCATE [2015] ScotHC HCJAC_56 (30 June 2015)
The court upheld SB’s conviction for abducting his child, holding that a residence order removed any lawful authority. The sentence was reduced from 2 years to 9 months.
Addison v HM Advocate [2014] ScotHC HCJAC_110 (08 October 2014)
The appeal against conviction for murder was refused. The court held the defective-representation grounds lacked objective support and no miscarriage of justice was shown.
ADAM CLARK YOUNG v. PROCURATOR FISCAL, DINGWALL [2014] ScotHC HCJAC_42 (16 May 2014)
Appeal Court of the High Court of Justiciary dismissed an appeal against conviction for dangerous driving, rejecting claims of defective representation.
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