The Northern Ireland Court of Criminal Appeal today fixed June 2026 dates to hear the appeal by our client John McDevitt against 5 convictions dating from December 1986. Mr McDevitt (61) from Derry, was convicted on 12th December 1986 by Mr Justice MacDermott sitting without a jury on one count of murder, 2 counts of…
The Court of Appeal has now fixed the legal challenge by 82 year old Lawrence O Neill regarding convictions from 1972 for hearing. Lady Chief Justice Keegan, sitting on Tuesday 18th November 2025, fixed the appeal for hearing for 25th February 2026. n 2016 Paul O Connor, Director of the Pat Finucane Centre, uncovered documents…
https://ereader.irishnews.com/full_page_image/irish-news-2025-05-02-page-4/content.html JOINT PRESS RELEASE ON BEHALF OF PATRICK LAURENCE O NEILL CONVICTION TO THE NI COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL BY THE CRIMINAL CASES REVIEW COMMISSION 28TH APRIL 2025 ISSUED BY HARTE COYLE COLLINS, SOLICITORS & ADVOCATES 2nd MAY 2025 Solicitor Patricia Coyle (Harte Coyle Collins, Solicitors & Advocates) and Paul O Connor (Director of the…
PRESS RELEASE ON BEHALF OF JOHN MCDEVITT CCRC REFERS 4 FURTHER CONVICTIONS TO THE COURT OF APPEAL ISSUED BY HARTE COYLE COLLINS, SOLICITORS & ADVOCATES 10TH APRIL 2025 John McDevitt’s lawyer confirmed today that the Criminal Cases Review Commission in Birmingham has referred 4 further convictions dating 1986 to the NI Court of Criminal Appeal…