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The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland dismissed a CCRC reference in John McDevitt’s murder case, holding that Latimer material did not make the convictions unsafe.
Stewart, R. v [2025] NICA 36 (25 June 2025)
The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland refused Hazel Stewart leave to appeal sentence, refused fresh psychiatric evidence, and refused an extension of time.
Kirkpatrick & Ors, R. v [2025] NICA 5 (17 January 2025)
The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland held that the convictions were unsafe and quashed murder, kidnapping and false imprisonment convictions arising from disputed confession evidence.
JR296 v Police Appeals Tribunal and Chief Constable of PSNI [2024] NICA 87 (16 December 2024)
The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland dismissed a police misconduct appeal, holding that the Tribunal applied the correct test and that the proposed fresh evidence would not materially affect the outcome.
Gallagher, R. v [2024] NICA 63 (03 October 2024)
The Northern Ireland Court of Appeal quashed historic convictions after finding that the appellant’s low IQ, illiteracy, and interview treatment raised real doubts about confession reliability.
Smith, R. v [2023] NICA 86 (14 December 2023)
The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland refused leave to appeal and declined to admit fresh photographic and DNA evidence, holding the conviction remained safe.
Jamison, R. v [2023] NICA 51 (07 September 2023)
The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland refused fresh evidence in Nigel Jamison’s criminal appeal, finding his undercover-agent account lacked credibility and corroboration.
McCafferty, R. v [2021] NICA 22 (16 April 2021)
The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland refused leave to appeal, extension of time, and leave to adduce fresh evidence in a guilty plea case involving alleged undisclosed bomb-investigation material.
Grace, R. v [2021] NICA 21 (19 March 2021)
The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland dismissed an appeal against conviction for firearms offences, finding no disclosure failure and no evidential basis for entrapment.
Joe (A CHILD : REOPENING OF FINDINGS OF FACT) [2021] NIFam 3 (15 January 2021)
The High Court refused a father's application to reopen findings of fact about injuries to a child, holding that the alleged new evidence did not provide solid grounds for review.
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