Appeal against Sentence by Brandon Stephen McLachlan against His Majesty's Advocate
| Jurisdiction | Scotland |
| Court | High Court of Justiciary |
| Judge | Lord Justice Clerk,Lord Matthews,Lord Armstrong |
| Judgment Date | 28 April 2026 |
| Neutral Citation | [2026] HCJAC 14 |
| Date | 28 April 2026 |
| Published date | 28 April 2026 |
| Docket Number | HCA/2025/000565/XC |
APPEAL COURT, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY
[2026] HCJAC 14
HCA/2025/000565/XC
Lord Justice Clerk
Lord Matthews
Lord Armstrong
OPINION OF THE COURT
delivered by LORD BECKETT, the LORD JUSTICE CLERK
in
APPEAL AGAINST SENTENCE
by
BRANDON STEPHEN McLACHLAN
Appellant
against
HIS MAJESTY’S ADVOCATE
Respondent
Appellant: Lenehan KC, McMillan; Faculty Appeals Unit
Respondent: Frain-Bell KC, AD; the Crown Agent
28 April 2026
Introduction
[1] The appellant challenges the punishment part of 18 years and 6 months of his life
sentence for murder, reduced from 21 years for his plea of guilty. He maintains that it was
excessive for a crime committed when he was 21 years old. He was 22 when sentence was
passed.
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