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In cases where there is public interest or where the sentence may be complicated or controversial, the judge may decide to make the sentencing statement more widely available. You can read the judge’s full statement here once sentence has been passed.
We also issue tweets to alert our followers as soon as statements are published. .
For more information about how judges decide sentences and what sentences are available to them, see the Scottish Sentencing Council website.
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Tuesday, 4 September, 2018
Sentencing Statements
At Edinburgh Sheriff Court today, 4 September 2018, Sheriff Alison Stirling sentenced Carlos Delacruz to three years’ imprisonment after the accused pled guilty to two charges of sexual assault by penetration.
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Monday, 3 September, 2018
Sentencing Statements
At Paisley Sheriff Court today, 3 September 2018, Sheriff Colin Pettigrew sentenced Argyll McCoist to a Restriction of Liberty Order and a Community Payback Order after the accused pled guilty to causing serious injury to a pedestrian by dangerous driving. He was also disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 42 months.
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Friday, 31 August, 2018
Sentencing Statements
At the High Court in Edinburgh today, 31 August 2018, Lady Carmichael sentenced John Styles to life imprisonment with a punishment part of 15 years after the accused pled guilty to the murder of Jeroen Van Neijhof.
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Wednesday, 29 August, 2018
Sentencing Statements
At Aberdeen Sheriff Court on 28 August 2018, Sheriff Jack Brown sentenced Kathryn Forman to a Community Payback Order with 300 hours of unpaid work after the offender pled guilty to causing death by careless driving. She was also disqualified from driving for three years.
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Thursday, 23 August, 2018
Sentencing Statements
At the High Court in Edinburgh today, 23 August 2018, Lord Pentland imposed an extended sentence of seven years and eight months on David Taylor after the accused pled guilty to armed robbery. The custodial period will be four years and eight months, which will be followed by an extension period of three years on licence.
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