2023-06-13 · Cork
Judge correct to allow evidence of burglar's identification by Lord Mayor of Cork
Kevin Coade, 44, was found guilty of trespassing and theft at an 81‑year‑old neighbour's house on 25 July 2018. He was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment, with the last two years suspended, by Judge Sean Ó Donnabháin. Coade appealed, arguing that the trial judge erred by allowing the identification evidence of the then Lord Mayor of Cork,…