sheriff court

British

noun

(in Scotland) a court having jurisdiction to try summarily or on indictment all but the most serious crimes and to deal with most civil actions

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Mr Kohli made no plea to the two charges at the private hearing at Glasgow Sheriff Court.

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The sheriff court hearing into the incident heard that the boilers at the school had been tested in 2018 - with an earlier service taking place in 2017.

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Jurors at Stirling Sheriff Court - who had been told Mr Gray had been "the perfect driver" since passing his test a month earlier - took less than two-and-a-half hours to find the 19-year-old not guilty.

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Patran had first appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court days after the attack.

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She is due to appear before Glasgow Sheriff Court later.

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