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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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Thursday, 25 August, 2016
Sentencing Statements
At the High Court in Glasgow today, 25 August 2016, Lord Boyd of Duncansby sentenced John Wishart to five years and nine months imprisonment after the accused pleaded guilty to discharging a taser in the direction of a police officer.
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Tuesday, 16 August, 2016
Sentencing Statements
At the High Court in Edinburgh today, 16 August 2016, Lord Clark sentenced Christopher Hogg to six years’ imprisonment after the accused pled guilty to charges of assault to severe injury and to the danger of life.
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Tuesday, 16 August, 2016
Sentencing Statements
16 August 2016
At the High Court in Edinburgh Lady Carmichael imposed an extended sentence of nine years on James Gilliard after he was found guilty of assault, disorder and rape. The sentence is composed of a custodial period of 7 years followed by an extended period of 2 years.
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Friday, 12 August, 2016
Sentencing Statements
At the High Court in Glasgow today, 12 August 2016, Lord Matthews sentenced Paul Kelly to 10 years’ imprisonment and John Farrell to five years’ imprisonment after the two accused were convicted of historical child sex offences.
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Friday, 12 August, 2016
Sentencing Statements
At the High Court in Glasgow today, 12 August 2016, Lord Bracadale sentenced David Sinclair to seven years and three months imprisonment after the accused pled guilty to the culpable homicide of a baby boy.
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