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Criminal law [2015] ScotHC HCJAC_61

McNair v Procurator Fiscal, Dundee

McNair v Procurator Fiscal, Dundee [2015] ScotHC HCJAC_61 (24 July 2015)

The appeal court refused an appeal against notification requirements under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 after a conviction for public indecency on a bus in Dundee.

  • Public indecency
  • Sexual offences
  • Notification requirements
  • Sexual offences act 2003
  • Public-indecency
  • Sexual-offences-act-2003
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Criminal law [2012] ScotHC HCJAC_160

DAVID BARRIE v. PROCURATOR FISCAL, DUNDEE

DAVID BARRIE v. PROCURATOR FISCAL, DUNDEE [2012] ScotHC HCJAC_160 (30 October 2012)

The appeal court held that a suspect questioned in the street was not entitled to legal advice before answering, and upheld the conviction for public indecency.

  • Admissibility of evidence
  • Right to legal advice
  • Public indecency
  • Fairness of police questioning
  • Criminal-procedure
  • Right-to-legal-advice
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Criminal law [2010] ScotHC HCJAC_108

DF v Procurator Fiscal, Dundee

DF v Procurator Fiscal, Dundee [2010] ScotHC HCJAC_108 (28 October 2010)

The appeal court quashed a conviction for public indecency, holding that the evidence did not establish the necessary mens rea or likelihood of discovery.

  • Public indecency
  • Mens rea
  • Actus reus
  • Sufficiency of evidence
  • Public-indecency
  • Mens-rea
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Criminal law [2008] ScotHC HCJAC_35

Clark & Ors v. Her Majesty's Advocate & Anor

Clark & Ors v. Her Majesty's Advocate & Anor [2008] ScotHC HCJAC_35 (25 June 2008)

The court held that public indecency is not automatically a sexual offence for extended sentences or notification requirements, and quashed the challenged orders.

  • Public indecency
  • Sexual offences
  • Extended sentences
  • Notification requirements
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Public-indecency
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Criminal law [2007] ScotHC HCJAC_31

Nelson, Re Note Of Appeal Against Sentence

Nelson, Re Note Of Appeal Against Sentence [2007] ScotHC HCJAC_31 (08 May 2007)

The Appeal Court quashed Andrew James Nelson’s entry on the Sex Offenders Register, holding the sheriff used the wrong schedule paragraph for public indecency.

  • Public indecency
  • Sexual offences register
  • Sentencing
  • Sexual offences act 2003
  • Public-indecency
  • Sex-offenders-register
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