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KB v HM Advocate
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KB v HM Advocate
HCA/2025/349/XC
Appeal against Conviction
Thursday 23 April 2026
10:30 until conclusion
Neil Shard
[1] The appellant was convicted at the High Court of Justiciary at Glasgow of a charge of domestic abuse. Since the charge included sexual conduct, the court ordered that the charge be treated in the same way as a sexual offence case. On 27 June 2025, the trial judge sentenced the appellant to an extended sentence of 10 years’ imprisonment, comprising a custodial term of 7 years and an extension period of 3 years. The trial judge also imposed a Non-Harassment Order for an indefinite period.
[2] The appellant appeals against conviction on the basis that the trial judge erred by refusing to allow certain questions to be put to the complainer which ought to have been permitted. He also appeals against sentence on the basis that the sentence imposed was excessive.
[3] The appeal will be heard by the High Court of Justiciary Appeal Court on Thursday 23 April 2026.