Scottish prosecutors have been issued with new guidance by the Solicitor General for Scotland, Lesley Thomson QC, which sets out how the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) will deal with crimes against older people who are victims or witnesses of crime. The Older People’s Policy has been made public, on the COPFS website.
At the High Court in Edinburgh today Taylor Gordon (19) was sentenced to 17 years imprisonment and Drew Paterson (25) to 18 years imprisonment for the murder of William Reid (27) in Perth on 7 December last year after being found guilty of the crime last month.
The Solicitor General today urged business leaders and regulators to play their full part in disrupting organised crime across Scotland.
Speaking at a Serious Organised Crime Task Force seminar hosted by the Crown Office, Lesley Thomson QC said law enforcement needs the continuing support of legitimate business to undermine organised criminals.
Today Scott Snowden and Robert Jennings were sentenced to life imprisonment for the murders of Thomas Sharkey Snr, his son Thomas Sharkey Jnr (21) and eight-year-old daughter Bridget Sharkey.
Snowden was sentenced to Life with a punishment part of 33 years.
A new date has been set for the hearing of the sentence appeal in the case against Gary McCourt.
The hearing will now take place at 10:00 on 13 August 2013 at the
Prosecutors in Scotland have today been issued with guidance by the Lord Advocate, Frank Mulholland QC, on the prosecution of anyone who opposes same sex marriage in Scotland.
The action follows the publication today of the Marriage and Civil Partnership Bill by the Scottish Government.
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