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.
HMA v David Bowman
Mar 9, 2020
HMA v Mikey James Durdle
Mar 5, 2020
HMA v Wayne Ashley Banks
Mar 5, 2020
HMA v David Neill
Feb 28, 2020
HMA v Caroline Thomson
Feb 24, 2020
HMA v Lee Thomas John Thomson
Feb 21, 2020
HMA v Dennis Charles Cox
Feb 18, 2020
HMA v Anthony Peter Allan
Feb 18, 2020
HMA v Keith Russell
Feb 14, 2020
HMA v Stephen Paul O’Donnell & Robert Arnold Muir
Feb 13, 2020
HMA v JB
Feb 7, 2020
HMA v Robert Warnock
Feb 6, 2020
HMA v Gary Martin
Feb 6, 2020
HMA v Anwar Sadhat Chowdhury
Feb 4, 2020
HMA v Keirin McMillan or Elliott, Aron McMillan & Levi Hunter or Brown
Jan 31, 2020
HMA v Christopher Walter Bruce and Colin Stewart
Jan 30, 2020
HMA v Robert James Lennie & James Daniel Tinney
Jan 17, 2020
HMA v Craig Higgins
Jan 15, 2020
HMA v Liam Hay
Jan 13, 2020
HMA v Scott Robert Pollock
Jan 10, 2020