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# Not Guilty

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# Not Guilty
Kevin Spacey pleads not guilty after being accused of sex attacks
The 62-year-old appeared at the Old Bailey this morning.
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Jul 14th 2022, 10:45 AM
# Not Guilty
George Gonzaga Bento found not guilty of the murder of Josh Dunne
He had been charged with murdering the teenager.
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Jun 14th 2022, 2:54 PM
# sarah doyle
Woman found not guilty of the murder of her husband outside Wexford home
Philip Doyle died after he was stabbed twice in the chest.
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May 16th 2022, 7:00 PM
# Acquitted
Jury acquits former garda of raping his wife at their family home
The 60-year-old man had pleaded not guilty to the offence.
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Feb 22nd 2022, 5:39 PM
# Lisa Smith
Former Air Corps member Lisa Smith 'wanted to die a martyr', Special Criminal Court hears
The trial is expected to last 12 weeks.
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Jan 25th 2022, 5:17 PM
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# Verdict
Thorbjorn Olesen cleared of sexual assault and now ‘wants to focus on golf’
Olesen wept in court after he was found not guilty.
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Dec 8th 2021, 6:48 PM
# Not Guilty
Impeached but acquitted: How a saga fit for reality TV played out in front of a divided US
He was acquitted of both charges earlier today.
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Feb 5th 2020, 10:45 PM
# Hearing
Ryder Cup star Olesen pleads not guilty to sexual assault
The Danish golfer, 29, appeared at Isleworth Crown Court today.
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Dec 13th 2019, 1:52 PM
# Mercy Peters
Journalist found not guilty by reason of insanity of murdering her flatmate
Mercy Peters had told gardaí that voices in her head made her stab the 42-year-old.
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May 8th 2019, 2:35 PM
# Florida
Conor McGregor pleads not guilty after Miami arrest
McGregor was not present at today’s hearing.
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Apr 10th 2019, 10:40 PM
# Verdict
Doctor found not guilty of three-year-old son's murder by reason of insanity
Maha Al Adheem pleaded not guilty to murdering Omar Omran on 10 July 2017.
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Dec 20th 2018, 3:47 PM
# Not Guilty
Rita Apine murder trial: Partner found not guilty and told he's 'free to go'
Renars Veigulis of Old Bridge Street in Freshford was accused of killing her.
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Nov 30th 2018, 11:54 AM
# Courts
Man, 70, found not guilty of murdering his partner of 36 years in Rathmines self-defence case
Des Duffy told the trial that he was acting in self-defence when he pushed against Dessie Sullivan’s neck on 23 May 2016.
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Nov 20th 2018, 5:00 PM
# Court
Five patients found not guilty of crimes by reason of insanity have been discharged from hospital
The offences included two homicides, possession of a firearm and three counts of false imprisonment.
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May 26th 2018, 8:40 AM
# long awaited
David Drumm pleads not guilty to two charges in Dublin court
Jury selection is under way.
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Jan 10th 2018, 11:59 AM
# Not Guilty
'I was hospitalised twice': Jobstown teen describes stress of being convicted over protest
Jason Lester said the experience hasn’t put him off protesting – and he’s not ruling out a career in politics.
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Dec 4th 2017, 1:47 PM
# Not Guilty
Jobstown teen cleared of false imprisonment of Joan Burton on appeal
Jason Lester, now aged 18, had been convicted of false imprisonment of the former Labour leader and one of her assistants in the Children’s Court.
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Dec 4th 2017, 12:15 PM
# Courts
Man with autism accused of attempted murder of sister found not guilty by reason of insanity
The man admitted to gardaí that he had tried to murder his pregnant sister so she wouldn’t raise her child in Dublin.
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Oct 12th 2017, 3:48 PM
# innocent
Ibrahim Halawa could be home 'within days' after being found not guilty in Egypt
The hearing of Halawa’s case was delayed 28 times.
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Sep 18th 2017, 4:33 PM
# Racial Tensions
Protests as ex-police officer in Missouri 'not guilty' in black man's death
The police officer said he had acted in self-defence.
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Sep 16th 2017, 5:10 PM
# Courts
Man who heard voices found not guilty of girlfriend's murder by reason of insanity
Oisin Conroy told gardaí a voice came in his head saying he had to kill Natalie McGuinness.
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Jul 7th 2017, 1:45 PM
# Reaction
'I'm choking back tears': Relief and vindication after Jobstown not guilty verdict
There was jubilation outside the court today as supporters and the accused celebrated the not guilty verdict.
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Jun 29th 2017, 2:27 PM
# Verdict
Man acquitted in Dublin Mountains Tinder rape case
The defendant shouted at gardaí after the jury left the court.
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Jun 2nd 2017, 3:30 PM
# Day 126
'It's a wonderful day': Sean FitzPatrick gives his reaction outside of court
Fitzpatrick’s trial had been the longest-running criminal trial in the history of the State.
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May 23rd 2017, 1:18 PM
# Day 126
Ex-Anglo chair Sean FitzPatrick acquitted of all charges on day 126 of trial
The ex-Anglo chairman’s trial had become the longest in the history of the Irish state.
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May 23rd 2017, 11:59 AM
# Not Guilty
Munster's Saili cleared of any wrongdoing after disciplinary hearing
The All Black will be available for this weekend’s clash with Scarlets.
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Feb 22nd 2017, 3:25 PM
# Not Guilty
'Many parents struggle like I did': Bernadette Scully speaks out after court verdict
The 58-year-old was found not guilty of the manslaughter of her daughter earlier today.
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Dec 16th 2016, 4:59 PM
# Dún Laoghaire
Man who stabbed mother to death with kitchen knife found not guilty by reason of insanity
32-year-old Fionn Braidwood stabbed his mother to death at the family home in Dublin in January 2015.
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Dec 16th 2016, 1:45 PM
# Verdict
GP Bernadette Scully found not guilty of the manslaughter of her daughter
The jury returned the unanimous verdict after deliberating for four hours.
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Dec 16th 2016, 11:24 AM
# Not Guilty
Footballer Ched Evans cleared of raping teenager after retrial
Evans previously served two-and-a-half years in jail for rape.
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Oct 14th 2016, 2:51 PM
# Assassination
John Hinckley, the man who shot US President Ronald Reagan, is now a free man
He had been residing in a psychiatric hospital after being found not guilty by reason on insanity following the crime.
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Jul 27th 2016, 5:43 PM
# Courts
Man who killed parents with an axe committed to Central Mental Hospital
His siblings urged families with similar concerns about the mental health of a family member to seek timely intervention.
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Jun 20th 2016, 1:36 PM
# Courts
Man who beat his mother to death found not guilty by reason of insanity
Bijan Afshar had pleaded not guilty.
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May 28th 2016, 12:06 PM
# first case
Algerian man found not guilty of Cologne New Year's Eve sex assault
The 26-year-old was accused of forming part of a mob who encircled and groped a woman.
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May 7th 2016, 11:44 AM
# Courts
Man who killed Dublin grandfather committed to Central Mental Hospital
Dragos Nica stabbed Michael Gannon while he babysat his grandchildren.
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Feb 15th 2016, 1:22 PM
# Courts
"He was stone-faced": man found not guilty of murder of Mairead Moran by reason of insanity
Shane Smyth will be detained in the Central Mental Hospital.
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Feb 8th 2016, 9:22 PM
# Sligo
Taxi driver not guilty of impersonating a garda while meeting a prostitute
The trial heard that it is not a criminal offence to use the services of a prostitute or to exchange sex for money.
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Dec 11th 2015, 5:44 PM
# Courts
Saverio Bellante found not guilty of the murder of Tom O'Gorman by reason of insanity
The jury returned the verdict this afternoon after a short time deliberating.
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Jul 31st 2015, 10:43 PM
# secret trial
Student weeps in court after being cleared of planning terrorist attack
Journalists were allowed in for small sections of the trial – but they still cannot report on the details.
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Mar 26th 2015, 4:00 PM
# Not Guilty
Doctor cleared in Britain's first ever female genital mutilation trial
He was accused of performing an FGM procedure on a woman who gave birth at his hospital in 2012 following damage caused by labour.
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Feb 4th 2015, 8:54 PM
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