MacDowell started an appeal following his conviction of double murder in 1976.
The jury has returned a not proven verdict in the trial of a surgeon accused of causing the death of his neighbour.
A Dingwall man bombarded his ex-partner with hundreds of phone calls over the course of a matter of days, a court has heard.
A woman has admitted dangerous driving that resulted in a horror crash on Christmas Eve last year.
Police had reason to pull him over and noticed he seemed nervous.
The sheriff told the men: 'You should both be thoroughly ashamed of yourselves'.
A Ross-shire man kicked off against three police officers following a row at home, a court has heard.
The pensioner must return to court for sentencing next month.
Etchells faced a number of charges when he appeared in court.
