Crown Appeal against Sentence by Procurator Fiscal, Kilmarnock against Mohammed Akhtar
| Jurisdiction | Scotland |
| Judge | Sheriff Principal A Y Anwar KC,Appeal Sheriff D A C Young KC,Appeal Sheriff S Reid |
| Judgment Date | 16 December 2025 |
| Neutral Citation | [2025] SAC (Crim) 8 |
| Docket Number | SAC/2025/336/AP |
| Published date | 16 December 2025 |
| Court | Sheriff Appeal Court |
| Date | 16 December 2025 |
SHERIFF APPEAL COURT
[2025] SAC (Crim) 8
SAC/2025/336/AP
Sheriff Principal A Y Anwar KC
Appeal Sheriff D A C Young KC
Appeal Sheriff S Reid
OPINION OF THE COURT
delivered by APPEAL SHERIFF S REID
in
Crown Appeal against Sentence
by
PROCURATOR FISCAL, KILMARNOCK
Appellant
against
MOHAMMED AKHTAR
Respondent
Appellant: Keenan KC, AD; The Crown Agent
Respondent: Deans, Advocate; John Pryde & Co
16 December 2025
Summary
[1] On 7 November 2024, Mr Akhtar, the respondent, drove a motor car on the A77 road
north of the Grassyards Interchange, Kilmarnock, at speeds of up to 103mph, with both rear
tyres “devoid of any tread”, whilst overtaking other vehicles.
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