2024-07-11 · Gorey, Wexford
Lynchpin of prosecution case was ear defect, firearms appeal told
In a 2024 appeal, defence counsel James B Dwyer SC argued that Leon Sharlott's conviction for possessing firearms and ammunition was unfair because the prosecution's identification relied on a distinctive ear defect. Sharlott, 34, was sentenced in 2022 to seven years' imprisonment with the last year suspended after being found guilty of two…