John McDevitt case – Court of Appeal hears Appeal against Convictions from 1984

Derry man fighting to clear name at Court of Appeal By Catherine McGinty Published 17th Jun 2026, 17:30 BST Mr John McDevitt, his mother Agnes, sister Elaine and life partner Willie with Colum Eastwood MP, Cllr Brian Tierney, Grainne Teggart from Amnesty International, Des Clayton from Pat Finucane Centre, representatives from Cúnamh and Patricia Coyle, solicitor.…

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John McDevitt Appeal – NI Court of Criminal Appeal Fixes Murder Appeal Hearing for June 2026

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…