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📣 Friday Fact!
When an offender has pled guilty or been found guilty of an offence, a judge may admonish the offender by warning them not to offend again. The conviction is still recorded but no other penalty is given.
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At Glasgow Sheriff Court, Sheriff Andrew McIntyre imposed custodial sentences on three people convicted of assault aggravated by religious prejudice.
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At the High Court in Glasgow, Lord Arthurson sentenced Robert Smith to 12 years imprisonment, after the offender pled guilty to two charges including domestic abuse and assault.
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At the High Court in Glasgow, Lord Scott imposed a 14-year extended sentence on Andrew McAdam, after the offender pled guilty to 9 charges involving the sexual abuse of young children.
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At Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court, Sheriff More sentenced Marcus Sinclair to 3 years imprisonment after the offender was convicted of engaging in a course of abusive behaviour towards his former partner. bit.ly/3W4uTZU
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At the High Court in Glasgow, Lord Scott imposed sentences on William Kerrigan, Andrew Rennie and Lee Heron.
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The Council’s 2025-26 annual report is now available to read.
Learn more about our key achievements and progress over the last year and how we are working to promote greater consistency and awareness of sentencing 👉tinyurl.com/4cna7tp2
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At the High Court in Glasgow, Judge McCartney sentenced Lewis Simpson to 32 months imprisonment after the offender was found guilty of abusing a former partner.
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📣 Friday Fact
Released on licence refers to when an offender is released from prison into the community on certain conditions such as under the supervision of a community based social worker.
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At the High Court in Glasgow, Judge Alistair Watson imposed a 15-year extended sentence on Campbell Petrie. The offender was guilty of sexual offences against two women. Petrie will serve a 12-year prison term and spend a further 3 years on licence.
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At the High Court in Glasgow, Lord Arthurson sentenced Martin Wilson to eight years imprisonment, after the offender pled guilty to a charge of assault to severe injury and danger to life and attempted murder.
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At the High Court in Edinburgh, Lord Cubie sentenced Lennon Hathway to six years imprisonment, after the offender pled guilty to the culpable homicide of Ali Lamb.
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📣 Friday Fact!
An indeterminate sentence does not have a set end point. Examples of indeterminate sentences include:
➡️ Life sentences
➡️ Orders for Lifelong Restrictions (OLRs)
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At the High Court in Glasgow, Lady Poole sentenced Lucy Margaret Newton and Patrick Walton to imprisonment, after the pair were convicted of abduction, assault to injury, and robbery.
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At the High Court in Livingston, Judge Craig imposed an Order for Lifelong Restriction on Amadeusz Giers, after the offender was found guilty of four charges involving sexual and non-sexual violence.
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At the High Court in Inverness, Judge Collins KC imposed an extended sentence on Lee Mullen, after the offender pled guilty to fourteen charges.
The sentence comprises of a custodial element of 17 years and a licence period of 8 years.
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❓What does a Community payback order involve❓
Our latest blog, from Council postgraduate research intern Julia Duffy, explains what a CPO is and sets out the different requirements which can be imposed: tinyurl.com/3u4v2ppx
📣 Friday Fact!
The purpose of an extended sentence is to protect the public. It combines a period in prison or detention (the custodial term) with a further set time of supervision in the community (the extension period).
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📢CLOSING SOON: Pupils in S4-S6 have until midnight on 9 October to enter our essay competition, which asks 'To what extent does the Scottish legal system ensure open and transparent sentencing?’ The prize is £100 and a visit to Parliament House, Edinburgh tinyurl.com/4n753m7h
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At the High Court in Edinburgh, Lord Harrower imposed an 11 year extended sentence on Declan Gaitens. It includes 7-years imprisonment & a further 4 years on licence in the community. The offender was convicted under the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018
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