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O'Neill, R. v [2026] NICA 14 (23 February 2026)
The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland allowed a CCRC reference, holding that undisclosed medical and interview evidence undermined the appellant’s confessions and made the convictions unsafe.
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.
Thompson. R. v [2024] NICA 30 (24 April 2024)
A CCRC reference led the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal to quash Patrick Thompson’s murder convictions after fresh evidence undermined the confession’s reliability.
Wilson, R. v (Rev1) [2022] NICA 73 (09 December 2022)
The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland refused Patricia Wilson’s out-of-time appeal application and fresh evidence request concerning alleged ill-treatment and confessions.
Soldier A and Soldier C (Ruling on Admissibility of Evidence) [2021] NICC 3 (30 April 2021)
The Crown Court excluded 1972 and 2010 statements said to implicate two soldiers in Joe McCann’s killing, holding them inadmissible under PACE and unfair to admit.
Devine, R. v [2021] NICA 7 (28 January 2021)
The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland quashed Michael Devine’s convictions after finding the disputed confession evidence and related procedural failings left the convictions unsafe.
Bell, R. v [2019] NICC 20 (16 October 2019)
The Crown Court in Belfast excluded Boston Tapes confession evidence in Ivor Bell’s case, finding the evidence unreliable and unfairly obtained.
Goodall, R v [2018] NICA 24 (5 June 2018)
The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland dismissed a CCRC reference, refusing fresh psychological and ESDA evidence and upholding Goodall’s conviction for the 1977 Belfast bombing.
McNally, Re Judicial Review [2017] NIQB 80 (30 June 2017)
Judicial review of a refusal to pay miscarriage-of-justice compensation failed because the quashed conviction was not reversed on a new or newly discovered fact.
O’'Hagan, R v [2015] NICA 63 (20 October 2015)
The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland dismissed a CCRC reference challenging the safety of a conviction based on a juvenile confession obtained in 1973.
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