Judges at the Court of Criminal Appeal in Edinburgh reduced the prison term to 18 months.
McNeill appealed the length of his sentence at the Court of Criminal Appeal in Edinburgh.
The ensuing public outcry led to the creation of the Court of Criminal Appeal in 1907.
Beck said the result was "utterly shocking" as he left the Court of Criminal Appeal in Edinburgh.
Murray went to the Court of Criminal Appeal in Edinburgh claiming that he should have received a greater discount.
At the Court of Criminal Appeal in Edinburgh, both Crown and defence lawyers confirmed they had completed their preparations.
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But at the Court of Criminal Appeal in Edinburgh Lord Eassie, sitting with Lords Brailsford and Philip, overturned the conviction.
After he was sentenced Grant appealed against the length of his jail term at the Court of Criminal Appeal in Edinburgh.
Judges at the Court of Criminal Appeal in Edinburgh, however, rejected this.
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The hearing at the Court of Criminal Appeal comes 12 months after Gilroy was convicted at the High Court for murdering Ms Pilley.
Judges at the Court of Criminal Appeal in Edinburgh have still to rule on her conviction for attempting to pervert the course of justice.
The case was heard at the Court of Criminal Appeal in Edinburgh by Lord Clarke, sitting with Lords Mackay of Drumadoon and Drummond Young.
Lawyers for Muirhead, from Kilwinning, and McKenzie, of Saltcoats, have been trying to overturn their convictions at the Court of Criminal Appeal in Edinburgh.
Details emerged at the Court of Criminal Appeal in Edinburgh when lawyers gave a report on how preparations for a full appeal hearing were progressing.
At the Court of Criminal Appeal hearing in Edinburgh, the Crown conceded that without the evidence obtained when Mr Chamberlain-Davidson was first interviewed, there would not have been enough to convict him.
It was done at one time in the high court in the old days before the court of criminal appeal existed, that judges could call in one or two of their colleagues to sit with them to hear a difficult legal matter.
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The IPCC investigation into the handling of the murder inquiry started after the jailed men first lodged their appeals and the Court of Appeal asked the Criminal Cases Review Commission to investigate.
His case was referred to the Court of Appeal by the Criminal Cases Review Commission, an independent body which investigates possible miscarriages of justice, which found fresh evidence relating to the credibility of the prosecution case.
As the case has already been heard at the Court of Appeal, the lawyers say they will go to the Criminal Cases Review Commission, which investigates alleged miscarriages of justice.
Mr George's sister Michelle Diskin, who has led the fight for his release, was instrumental in getting the Criminal Cases Review Commission to refer the case to the Court of Appeal.
Ms Angiolini, who has supported a change in the law to allow the Crown to appeal certain criminal cases if they are thrown out of court, said DNA evidence providing a partial match to Sinclair found on items of underwear worn by Christine Eadie and Helen Scott, which were used as ligatures or bindings by the killer, was not presented to court.
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But he added the firm "has potentially discovered fresh evidence" relating to Mr al-Baghdadi "which the Court of Appeal did not consider and the case will now be referred to the Criminal Cases Review Commission".
They set out some of the reasons why the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission referred the case to the Appeal Court, along with additional arguments.
On his third attempt, the case was sent to the Court of Appeal after new information came to light regarding the credibility of the main police witness, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) said.
Mr Bowen is assisting Steele and Whomes in making applications to the Criminal Cases Review Commission, which has the power to refer the case back to the Court of Appeal if it feels there is fresh evidence that the convictions are unsafe.
Eventually, the Criminal Cases Review Commission examined the case - and decided that it should be reviewed by the Court of Appeal.
His appeal of the criminal conviction to New York's appellate division and the New York Court of Appeals was unsuccessful, and the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case.
Liberty said Master of the Rolls Lord Dyson told a Court of Appeal hearing that the Government should "pull its finger out" in changing blanket provisions in the Criminal Records Bureau system.
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