2015-01-20
Man who stomped on man's head repeatedly in "excessive self-defence" case has jail term cut by seven years
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Not guilty
Finding: Found guilty
Outcome: Found guilty; He was found guilty by a jury at Cork Circuit Criminal Court and sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin on March 2, 2012. Butler failed in his appeal against conviction today but successfully had his 15-year sentence reduced to eight by the Court of Appeal.