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# Court of Appeal

Yesterday
29th March 2023
# burke family
Judge tells Simeon Burke he could be out 'with one flick of a pen' if he wanted bail
Simeon Burke has refused to sign a bail bond and is charged with a breach of the peace for engaging in threatening, insulting and abusive words at the Court of Appeal.
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# Court of Appeal
Man has conviction for sexually assaulting six-year-old quashed due to child's lack of memory
A judge ruled that the child’s lack of memory of the alleged incident prevented the defence from effectively cross-examining the child.
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Mar 21st 2023, 4:23 PM
# Patrick Quirke
Supreme Court rules seizure of computer from home of convicted murderer Quirke was 'unlawful'
The judgment of the seven member Supreme Court was delivered this morning.
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Mar 20th 2023, 11:56 AM
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March 2023
# Court of Appeal
Simeon Burke to stay in prison after again refusing to accept bail
Burke, 24, was charged with engaging in threatening, insulting and abusive words and behaviour at the Court of Appeal last week.
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Mar 14th 2023, 1:48 PM
# Court of Appeal
One arrest amid chaotic scenes as Enoch Burke appeal dismissed at High Court
Family members had repeatedly interrupted a judgment being read out at the Court of Appeal.
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Mar 7th 2023, 12:00 PM
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2023
# Court of Appeal
Landmark human trafficking case sees jail sentences increased for forced prostitution
The Court of Appeal quashed the original sentence and re-sentenced both women to increased jail terms.
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Feb 20th 2023, 8:10 PM
# Enoch Burke
Judgement reserved in Enoch Burke appeal against orders requiring him to stay away from school
Burke told the Court of Appeal today that “the only thing the State is bound to honour by the constitution is religion”.
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Feb 16th 2023, 6:30 PM
# Court of Appeal
Child rapist who led 'double life' has sentence increased by two years
The DPP held the view that the sentencing judge erred when handing down the earlier sentence for 72 counts of rape and sexual assault.
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Feb 14th 2023, 9:38 PM
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2022
# Court of Appeal
Prosecution lawyers: Evidence against Graham Dwyer is 'overwhelming' to preserve conviction
Dwyer repeatedly interrupted Sean Guerin SC, who is representing the Director of Public Prosecutions.
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Dec 2nd 2022, 8:30 PM
# Court of Appeal
Graham Dwyer appeal: Phone data retention is 'form of mass surveillance', court hears
Lawyers for Dwyer argue that his conviction should be quashed following a recent ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union.
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Dec 1st 2022, 6:25 PM
# Courts
Wife of Kinahan Cartel lieutenant 'Mr Nobody' to be jailed for money laundering
Deirdre Brady was given a three-year wholly suspended sentence after pleading guilty to two offences at the Special Criminal Court last July.
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Dec 1st 2022, 4:50 PM
# Court of Appeal
Lisa Smith's offending was at 'lowest level' and sentence was 'excessive', lawyers tell court
The Court of Appeal reserved judgment.
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Oct 4th 2022, 6:15 PM
# Court of Appeal
Court refuses to consider 'implied consent' in appeal by ex-RTÉ journalist Mícheál Ó Leidhin
Ó Leidhin was convicted last April of sexual assault at his former home in south Dublin in the early hours of the morning of 13 May 2018.
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Oct 4th 2022, 3:33 PM
# Court of Appeal
Court upholds ruling that children brought to Ireland without father's consent should return to UK
The children’s mother had objected to their return, claiming that they would be put at risk if required to return to their native England.
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Aug 8th 2022, 6:07 PM
# Legal Battle
European Court of Human Rights refuses to postpone the withdrawal of UK boy’s life support
Archie Battersbee has been in a coma since he was found unconscious in April.
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Aug 3rd 2022, 8:00 PM
# Archie Battersbee
UK court rules to end 12-year-old boy's life support
Archie Battersbee was found unconscious in April with signs he had placed a ligature over his head, possibly after taking part in an online challenge.
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Aug 1st 2022, 6:34 PM
# ana kriegel
Court refuses to allow new evidence in appeal by Boy B over Ana Kriegel murder
The judge said that the application to bring fresh evidence does not come near the threshold set for such cases.
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Jul 29th 2022, 12:38 PM
# Court of Appeal
Ex-police officer Wayne Couzens loses appeal to whole-life sentence for murdering Sarah Everard
Couzens was handed a whole-life term last year for the rape and murder of 33-year-old Sarah Everard in Kent.
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Jul 29th 2022, 11:04 AM
# Court of Appeal
Evidence missing in trial of woman convicted for human trafficking, court told
Alicia Edosa and her co-accused Edith Enoghaghase were jailed following a six-week trial last year.
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Jun 30th 2022, 7:34 PM
# Court
Woman welcomes Court of Appeal decision not to reduce rapist father’s 18-year jail term
The former member of the Defence Forces had pleaded guilty to numerous counts of rape, indecent assault and sexual assault.
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Jun 27th 2022, 7:08 PM
# ana kriegel
Boy B subjected to 'manipulation and pressure' during garda interviews, court hears
Boy B and his co-accused Boy A were found guilty by a Central Criminal Court jury in June 2019 of murdering Ana Kriegel.
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Jun 22nd 2022, 4:50 PM
# Courts
Graham Dwyer's appeal against murder conviction could be heard in autumn
Dwyer claims that data gathered from his phone should not have been used at his trial.
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Jun 20th 2022, 11:31 AM
# Court of Appeal
Aaron Brady trial transcripts to be removed from Facebook by “close of day”, court hears
The Director of Public Prosecutions raised concerns that the court transcripts had been posted online by Brady’s father.
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May 27th 2022, 3:01 PM
# ana kriegel
Date set for Boy B’s bid to introduce fresh evidence in appeal against Ana Kriegel murder conviction
Boy A and Boy B were both found guilty by unanimous verdicts of murdering Ana Kriegel in June 2019.
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May 23rd 2022, 2:54 PM
# Courts
Human rights of Irish sex offender will be breached if he is extradited to US, court told
Martin Jude Wall was arrested in Ireland in December 2020 after the State of Georgia issued a warrant for his arrest.
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Apr 27th 2022, 10:28 AM
# Courts
Court of Appeal rules in favour of journalist who had phone seized by gardaí in 2018
The three judge court quashed the warrant that allowed the gardaí to search Emmett Corcoran’s home.
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Apr 22nd 2022, 4:51 PM
# Courts
Two men who raped a woman at a party lose appeals against convictions
The men were found guilty by a jury following a trial at the Central Criminal Court in 2019 and jailed for seven years each.
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Apr 8th 2022, 6:05 PM
# Courts
Pub bouncer who left employer to die on toilet floor after violent robbery has sentence reduced
Marian Lingurar Jnr was sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment for the manslaughter of John Kenny (56) in 2019.
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Apr 8th 2022, 5:40 PM
# court of justice
EU court rules in favour of Graham Dwyer in privacy case, paving way for murder conviction appeal
Dwyer claims that data gathered from his phone should not have been used at his trial.
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Apr 5th 2022, 11:08 AM
# Courts
Joyrider who killed three people while making Snapchat videos claims nine-year jail term 'too severe’
Keith Lennon (23) was filming himself driving at 225kmh when he crashed into another car on 29 February 2020.
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Mar 25th 2022, 7:00 PM
# Courts
Serial burglar who swung punches at homeowner fails in bid to have jail term cut
Daniel Leonard was jailed for three years after he pleaded guilty to theft, assault and burglary at a residence in Dundalk.
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Feb 14th 2022, 3:35 PM
# Asylum
Congolese woman's plea to remain in Ireland fails after court challenge
The woman claims that if transferred, she would be subject to inhuman and degrading treatment.
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Jan 27th 2022, 8:00 PM
# Courts
Man who tried to bludgeon sleeping wife to death with hammer loses bid to have jail term cut
A jury found him guilty following a trial at the Central Criminal Court in April 2014.
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Jan 13th 2022, 7:21 PM
# Courts
Judge erred by failing to jail man over 'one-punch attack' that left victim in coma, State argues
Stephen Duffy had pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to assault causing serious harm.
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Jan 11th 2022, 6:51 PM
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# Court
Dried cactus extract containing mescaline ‘not covered by drugs legislation’, court told
The State had claimed the powder Alexander Rojas Rey (44) was caught with had contained mescaline and he was charged with two drugs offences.
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Dec 16th 2021, 5:16 PM
# Courts
Killer has appeal against conviction halted after being told to stop 'gesticulating and shouting'
Mr Justice Tony Hunt warned Keith O’Neill (46) during a court hearing today.
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Dec 9th 2021, 5:19 PM
# Court of Appeal
Court upholds indemnity ruling on legal action over country's second mobile phone licence
The case was originally against the Minister of Public Expenditure, the State, BT, businessman Denis O’Brien, and former minister Michael Lowry TD.
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Dec 1st 2021, 9:40 PM
# Patrick Harte
Former principal fails to appeal convictions for sexually abusing boys over 50 years ago
The Court of Appeal rejected what was described as an “extraordinary” submission by Patrick Harte.
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Nov 26th 2021, 9:30 PM
# Court of Appeal
'Mr Moonlight' murder: Quirke loses appeal against conviction
The three judge Court of Appeal returned their ruling this morning.
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Nov 16th 2021, 11:17 AM
# Court of Appeal
Sentence for man who allowed handguns to be hidden inside hoover too lenient, DPP tells court
A four-year suspended sentence was handed down in May to Stephen O’Connor.
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Oct 22nd 2021, 10:45 PM
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