Harte Coyle Collins, Solictors & Solicitor Advocates, acting on behalf of Jaybe Ofrasio today confirmed that the Director of the Public Prosecution Service had acceded to the defence request for trial by jury for Mr Ofrasio.
Harte Coyle Collins, Solicitors & Solicitor Advocates, acting on behalf of the family of a 33 year old single woman murdered in Belfast in 1976 have obtained funding to commission a review of the original post-mortem evidence.
Harte Coyle Collins, Solicitors & Solicitor Advocates, were today successful in a High Court action pursued to ensure access to all prisons in Northern Ireland for solicitors. The case concerned the refusal to allow a lawyer access to the Young Offenders Centre, Hydebank to consult with a client who wanted to make bail application. The lawyer requested that she would not have to pass by a drugs dog because she suffered from a severe phobia of dogs. The prison refused to acknowledge this phobia, but the High Court has accepted it as genuine. Instead she requested a visit with no physical contact with her client.
Harte Coyle Collins, Solicitors & Solicitor Advocates, acting on behalf of Miss Geraldine Devine today confirmed that their client would now consider civil proceedings for malicious prosecution after a charge of withholding information in respect of the murder of Danny McGurk was withdrawn at Belfast Magistrates Court this morning.
Harte Coyle Collins, Solicitors & Solicitor Advocates, acting on behalf of Mrs. Sharon Lee today confirmed that the Crown offered no evidence in respect of the attempted murder charge against Mrs Lee at Belfast Crown Court.
The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has today referred the conviction of Mr Paschal Mulholland back to the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal for a full re-hearing and a fresh Appeal.
Harte Coyle Collins, Solicitors & Solicitor Advocates, acting on behalf of the family of Annette mcGavigan, a 14 year old shoolgirl killed by the British Army in Derry in 1971, confirmed today that they have written to a all relevant statutory bodies seeking disclosure of all files and documents in relation to her murder. Annette McGavigan was killed by members of the British Army in Abbey Street, Derry on the 6th September 1971.
Patricia Coyle of Harte Coyle Colins, Solicitors & Solicitor Advocates, acting on behalf of Sylvia Hackett, widow of Dermott Hackett shot 16 years ago in Castlederg, confirmed today that the Department of Public Prosecutions has refused to release the original prosecution file.
Patricia Coyle of Harte Coyle Collins, Solicitors & Solicitor Advocates, acting on behalf of Sylvia Hackett, widow of Dermott Hackett, shot on 16 years ago today confirmed that the family of Mr Hackett will be making representations to the Secretary of State in light of the recent allegations made by loyalist paramilitary Michael Stone.
