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ALASTAIR ADAMSON v. HER MAJESTY'S ADVOCATE [2013] ScotHC HCJAC_70 (02 May 2013)
URL: http://www.bailii.org/scot/cases/ScotHC/2013/2013HCJAC70.html
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[2013] ScotHC HCJAC_70
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APPEAL COURT, HIGH COURT OF
JUSTICIARY
|
Lady Paton
Lord
Mackay of Drumadoon
|
Appeal
No: XC20/13
OPINION OF
THE COURT
delivered by
LADY PATON
in
APPEAL
AGAINST SENTENCE
by
ALASTAIR
ADAMSON
Appellant;
against
HER
MAJESTY'S ADVOCATE
Respondent:
_____________
|
Appellant: F Mackintosh; John
Pryde & Co, Edinburgh
Respondent: Hughes, AD; Crown
Agent
2
May 2013
[1] This
offence involved the intentional setting alight of the appellant's own flat, having
first tampered with a gas pipe so that an explosion was possible. The
appellant was seen leaving the building and shouting "I'll fuckin' burn yous
all out".
[2] Even taking
into account the appellant's good conduct since the offence, his stable
personal relationship and his relatively short record, standing the nature and
gravity of the offence and the potential for explosion and injury, we are
unable to accept that the sheriff erred in imposing a custodial sentence. Indeed
in our view a custodial sentence was the only appropriate disposal.
[3] The period
selected by the sheriff fell well within the range of reasonable sentences open
to him for such an offence. In the result, the appeal is refused.
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