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Appeal against Conviction by Patrick David McGrow against His Majesty's Advocate (High Court of Justiciary) [2026] HCJAC 13 (14 April 2026)
The Appeal Court upheld Patrick David McGrow’s conviction for attempted murder, holding there was no evidential basis for self-defence to go to the jury.
Appeal against Conviction by David William Roy Cuthill against His Majesty's Advocate (High Court of Justiciary) [2026] HCJAC 8 (03 March 2026)
The appeal court refused an appeal against conviction for having a sharply pointed article in prison, holding there was no prejudice from a corrected direction.
Appeal against Conviction by PB against His Majesty's Advocate (High Court of Justiciary) [2025] HCJAC 53 (02 December 2025)
The Appeal Court refused PB's challenge to convictions for rape and related offences, holding that objections to evidence were mostly untimely and that the judge acted within discretion.
Appeal against Conviction by Thomas John Lamont against HMA (High Court of Justiciary) [2025] HCJAC 39 (13 August 2025)
The High Court of Justiciary Appeal Court refused an appeal against conviction, holding the jury directions on mutual corroboration were adequate overall.
Appeal against Conviction by Choon Seng Gan against HMA (High Court of Justiciary) [2025] HCJAC 32 (01 August 2025)
The Appeal Court upheld a conviction for being concerned in supplying cannabis, holding the jury directions were adequate and that no miscarriage arose from omitting a section 28 direction.
Note of Appeal Against Conviction by Darren Glass (High Court of Justiciary) [2025] HCJAC 31 (25 July 2025)
The appeal court refused Darren Glass’s conviction appeal, holding there was no misdirection in the jury directions on implied admission from silence.
Note of Appeal Against Conviction by Shamshad Adams against HMA (High Court of Justiciary) [2025] HCJAC 30 (17 July 2025)
The Appeal Court rejected a conviction appeal, holding that late disclosure caused no miscarriage of justice, desertion was unnecessary, and jury directions were adequate.
Appeal against Conviction by David Little against HMA (High Court of Justiciary) [2025] HCJAC 18 (25 March 2025)
The Appeal Court refused David Little’s conviction appeal, holding that reasonable belief in consent was not a live issue on the evidence and no jury direction was required.
Appeal by Ryan McConville against HMA (High Court of Justiciary) [2024] HCJAC 51 (18 December 2024)
The appeal court refused a conviction appeal where the jury’s questions were only hypothetical and the trial judge’s misdirection did not make the verdict unsafe.
Note of Appeal against Conviction Stuart Dempsey McMillan against HMA (Court of Session) [2024] HCJAC 42 (09 October 2024)
The High Court of Justiciary Appeal Court refused an appeal against conviction, holding that the sheriff’s jury directions on drawing an inference of knowledge were proper when read as a whole.
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