SENTENCING STATEMENTS
A judge may decide to publish a statement after passing sentence on an offender in cases where there is particular public interest; where a case has legal significance; or where providing the reasons for the decision might assist public understanding.
Please note that statements may include graphic details of offences when it is necessary to fully explain the reasons behind a sentencing decision.
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Once charges are spent, any statement in relation to them is removed and cannot be provided or acknowledged. Statements published before the launch of the website may be available on request. Please email judicialcomms@scotcourts.gov.uk.
The independence of the judiciary is essential to safeguard people’s rights under law - enabling judges to make decisions impartially based solely on evidence and law, without interference or influence from the government or politicians.
When deciding a sentence, a judge must deal with the offence that the offender has been convicted of, taking into account the unique circumstances of each particular case. The judge will carefully consider the facts that are presented to the Court by both the prosecution and by the defence.
For more information about how judges decide sentences; what sentences are available; and matters such as temporary release, see the independent Scottish Sentencing Council website.
Read more about victims of crime and sentencing.
Craig Murray: Petition and Complaint
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HMA v Scott Roddie and Connor Holmes
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HMA v Sean Orman
May 7, 2021
HMA v Dean Stevens
May 7, 2021
HMA v Liam Scott
May 5, 2021
HMA v Garrie Lee McCann
May 5, 2021
HMA v Colin Marshall
May 4, 2021
HMA v Alexander Morgan
Apr 15, 2021
HMA v Kieran Ali
Apr 14, 2021
HMA v Christopher Robertson
Apr 6, 2021
HMA v Paul Balarsky
Mar 26, 2021
HMA v Damien McCann
Mar 24, 2021
HMA v Colin Sangster and Alexander Sangster
Mar 15, 2021
HMA v Jarron Rutherford and Kevin Gerrard Pullar
Mar 3, 2021
Clive Thomson
Feb 25, 2021
HMA v Mark Lawson
Feb 25, 2021
HMA v Andrew Evan McCarry
Feb 24, 2021
HMA V Simon Bowes-Lyon
Feb 23, 2021
HMA v George Taylor
Feb 18, 2021
HMA v Roman Frackiewicz
Feb 18, 2021