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Judges - when sitting in higher appeal courts - can make decisions in cases that give guidance to other judges...

The opinions listed on this page have been made under section 118(7) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 ....

<p>This discusses whether it is ever appropriate to discount a sentence in a situation where an accused’s offer to plead guilty to a lesser offence has not been accepted by the Crown, but where the accused is ultimately convicted of that less serious offence. </p>