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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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Monday, 19 December, 2016
Sentencing Statements
At the High Court in Glasgow today, 19 December 2016, Lord Boyd of Duncansby sentenced Iain Donn to five years and six months imprisonment after the accused pleaded guilty to an assault with a broken bottle.
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Monday, 19 December, 2016
Sentencing Statements
At the High Court in Glasgow today, 19 December 2016, Lord Boyd of Duncansby sentenced Kieran Gates to an extended sentence of six years and six months imprisonment after the accused pleaded guilty to assault to sever injury with a knife. The custodial part will be four years and six months, which will be followed by an extension period of two years on licence.
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Thursday, 15 December, 2016
Sentencing Statements
At the High Court in Glasgow today, 15 December 2016, Lord Burns sentenced Ali Akguc to six years and seven months imprisonment after the accused was found guilty of assault and armed robbery.
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Tuesday, 13 December, 2016
Sentencing Statements
At Hamilton Sheriff Court today, 13 December 2016, Sheriff Daniel Kelly QC imposed a fine of £60,000 on Lanarkshire Health Board after the board pled guilty to breaching health and safety legislation following the suicide of a patient under a compulsory treatment order.
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Tuesday, 13 December, 2016
Sentencing Statements
At the High Court in Edinburgh today, 13 December 2016, Lord Boyd of Duncansby sentenced James Macdonald to 12 years imprisonment after the accused pled guilty to attempted murder with a chainsaw.
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