sentences:  Whilst Solicitor General, he formed the new Serious and Organised Crime Division within the Crown Office, as well as leading the successful prosecution of Peter Tobin in 2007 for the 1991 murder of fifteen-year-old Vicky Hamilton.Mulholland was appointed Lord Advocate, the senior Law Officer in Scotland, following the 2011 Scottish elections.He succeeded Elish Angiolini and his appointment was agreed by the Scottish Parliament on 25 May.