2017-02-02
Detective denies offering to drop murder charge before statement
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
Case-subject index
Court reports mentioning Sharif Kelly
This page indexes source-named court-report mentions. Legal stage and outcome are shown separately for each report.
2017-02-01
Murder trial hears from garda in charge of Witness Protection Program
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2017-01-31
Detective denies he "deliberately withheld" information about how murder accused turned State's witness
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2017-01-30
Lawyers challenge evidence of murder accused turned State's witness
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Not guilty
2017-01-27
Argument over legality of detention of Peter Butterly murder accused continues
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2017-01-26
Peter Butterly murder accused were "unlawfully detained", defence argues
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2017-01-25
Peter Butterly murder trial hears evidence of pistol find
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2017-01-24
Garda describes arresting absent murder accused
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2017-01-23
Garda recited Act of Contrition for dissident republican he found with massive gunshot injuries, murder trial hears
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2017-01-20
Public excluded from court as gardai give evidence anonymously in murder trial
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2017-01-19
Peter Butterly died of multiple gunshot wounds, trial hears
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2017-01-18
Schoolboys witnessed gun attack, Peter Butterly murder trial hears
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2017-01-17
Gardai to give evidence anonymously with public excluded from court at non-jury trial
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Not guilty
Outcome: Cullen would say that Kelly's role was to pick up Mc Grath and Evans "after the deed had been done." Counsel said that Cullen had been sentenced to seven years imprisonment with three and a half years suspended after he pleaded guilty in July, 2014 to firearms charges.
2017-01-16
Non-jury court to rule on whether gardai can give evidence anonymously and with public excluded from court
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Not guilty
Outcome: Cullen would say that Kelly's role was to pick up McGrath and Evans "after the deed had been done." Counsel said that Cullen had been sentenced to seven years imprisonment with three and a half years suspended after he pleaded guilty in July, 2014 to firearms charges.
2017-01-13
Gunman's car was under garda surveillance, Peter Butterly murder trial hears
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Not guilty
Outcome: Cullen would say that Mr Kelly's role was to pick up Mr McGrath and Mr Evans "after the deed had been done." Counsel said that Cullen had been sentenced to seven years imprisonment with three and a half years suspended after he pleaded guilty in July, 2014 to firearms charges.
2015-01-22
Not guilty verdict sought in Peter Butterly murder trial after disclosure of previously redacted statement
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2015-01-21
Peter Butterly murder trial to hear more defence applications tomorrow
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2015-01-20
Ruling in Peter Butterly murder trial due tomorrow
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2015-01-19
Peter Butterly murder trial adjourned until tomorrow
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2015-01-16
Closing submissions to be heard next week in Peter Butterly murder trial
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2015-01-15
State closes its case in three-month-long murder trial
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2015-01-14
Butterly murder accused told gardai he was stopped near scene of shooting because car had "conked"
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2015-01-13
Firearms residue found on clothing of two men on trial for Butterly murder
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2014-12-19
Peter Butterly murder trial adjourned until New Year
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Not guilty
Outcome: Ms Justice Deirdre Murphy, presiding over the three-judge court, said today that the trial was adjourned and would resume on January 13th.
2014-12-18
Court to rule in the New Year on evidence admissibility in Peter Butterly murder trial
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2014-12-17
Non-jury murder trial hearing submissions on evidence admissibility
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2014-12-16
Witness tells murder trial his former co-accused are "screwed" due to evidence against them
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2014-12-11
Special Criminal Court to rule next week on admissibility of prosecution witness evidence
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2014-12-10
Non-jury court to rule on admissibility of key witness evidence
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2014-12-09
Former murder accused turned State's witness tells trial he would have "lied through his teeth" if he stood trial for murder
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2014-12-05
Non-jury court watches CCTV captured at scene of shooting of dissident republican
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2014-12-04
Former murder accused turned State's witness denies entering witness protection would be "attractive"
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2014-12-02
Court to examine communications between chief prosecution witness in murder trial and his solicitor
Stage: Trial
2014-11-28
Court to rule next week on disclosure of communications between chief prosecution witness and his solicitor
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2014-11-27
Chief prosecution witness in murder trial agrees to disclose some communications with solicitor
Stage: Charge Or Pretrial
Plea: Not guilty
2014-11-26
Non-jury court reserves decision on whether counsel advising main prosecution witness has "right of audience" during trial
Stage: Charge Or Pretrial
Plea: Not guilty
2014-11-25
Two counsel assigned to advise former murder accused turned State's witness in "unprecedented situation"
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Not guilty
2014-11-20
Former murder accused turned State's witness given permission for consultation during cross-examination
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Not guilty
2014-11-19
Former murder accused turned State's witness wanted to give evidence from behind security glass, trial hears
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Not guilty
2014-11-18
Feelings "running high" as former accused turned State's witness called to give evidence in murder trial
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2014-11-18
Former murder accused gives evidence for prosecution at Peter Butterly murder trial
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Not guilty
2014-11-14
Secret garda evidence concludes in murder trial
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2014-11-14
Security arrangements being made for evidence of former murder accused turned State's witness
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2014-11-13
Gardai continue to give secret evidence in Peter Butterly murder trial
Stage: Charge Or Pretrial
Plea: Not guilty
2014-11-12
Non-jury court rules arrest of three murder accused was lawful
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2014-11-07
Former murder accused turned prosecution witness had mobile phone seized in prison
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2014-11-06
Court rises early to consider submissions on evidence in Peter Butterly murder trial
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2014-11-05
Non-jury court sits late to hear submissions on admissibility of key evidence
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2014-11-04
Court hears final submissions on admissibility of evidence in Peter Butterly murder trial
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2014-10-31
Members of armed garda unit continue giving evidence in Peter Butterly trial
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2014-10-30
Legality of arrest key issue in trial of three men accused of murdering Peter Butterly
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2014-10-29
Evidence of surveillance gardai in murder trial not to be published by order of non-jury court
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2014-10-29
Gardai giving evidence in murder trial exit court through custody area
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2014-10-28
Public excluded from court as first surveillance gardai give evidence in Peter Butterly murder trial
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2014-10-24
Student on way home from school saw gunman, Peter Butterly murder trial hears
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2014-10-23
"Technical glitch" delays murder trial ruling
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2014-10-21
Peter Butterly murder trial "first case in the history of the State" to mention tracking device
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2014-10-17
SCC gives reasons for excluding public from court while surveillance gardai give evidence in murder trial
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2014-10-16
Public to be excluded from court while surveillance gardaí give evidence in murder trial
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Not guilty
2014-10-15
Right to life of witnesses must be taken in to account, non-jury court hears
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Not guilty
2014-10-14
Ruling to allow witnesses give evidence anonymously would be "extraordinary" and "departure from the common law", court told
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2014-10-10
Court to rule next week on whether gardai can give evidence anonymously in murder trial
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Not guilty
2014-10-09
Court set to rule on disclosure issue in Butterly trial
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Not guilty
2014-10-08
Former co-accused wanted "no more" to do with case, Butterly murder trial hears
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Not guilty
2014-10-07
Butterly murder trial hears of Witness Protection Programme conversation
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2014-10-03
Court hears of murder co-accused's "transformation" in to prosecution witness
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Not guilty
2014-10-02
Butterly murder trial lawyers seek documents on former co-accused turned state's witness
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Not guilty
2014-10-01
Court orders disclosure of surveillance documents in Butterly murder trial
Stage: Trial
Plea: Not guilty
2014-09-30
DPP asks court to erect screen between garda witnesses and general public in "extraordinary and unusual application"
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Not guilty
2014-07-08
Peter Butterly murder trial cannot proceed as scheduled
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Not guilty