REFERRALS TO APPEAL COURT

Referrals to the Appeal Court by the Secretary of State

Name of appellant	Referral date	Outcome
1. Oscar Slater	1928	Conviction quashed
2. Robert Gallacher	1951	Appeal dismissed
3. James Higgins	1956	Appeal dismissed
4. McCran	1961	Appeal dismissed
5. Douglas Barr	1979	Conviction quashed
6. John Preece	1981	Conviction quashed
7. Alan Pocock	1986	Conviction quashed
8. Ernest Barrie	1988	Conviction quashed
9. Graham Marland	1989	Conviction quashed
10. William Kilpatrick }	1991}	Appeals dismissed}
11. Christopher McEwen}	1991}	Appeals dismissed}
12. Stewart Dickson	1992	Murder conviction amended to culpable homicide
13. George Beattie	1993	Appeal dismissed
14. Francis Dougan	1993	Appeal dismissed
15. Thomas Campbell}	1996}	Appeal dismissed}
16. Joseph Steele }	1996}	Appeal dismissed}
17. Alexander Hall	1997	Conviction quashed
18. Ronald Stobo	1997	Conviction quashed
19. John McLay(McKay)	1997	Appeal still to be heard (as at 3 February 1999)

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