Case-subject index

Court reports mentioning James Davy

This page indexes source-named court-report mentions. Legal stage and outcome are shown separately for each report.

2021-08-06

Bail granted to man who had Toddy Dooley murder conviction quashed

Stage: Appeal

Outcome: Ruling on Cummins' bail application, Mr Justice Michael White said he would have to give "serious consideration" as to whether Cummins would be sentenced consecutively for impeding the prosecution as he had other offences which post-dated it. Padraig Dwyer SC, for Davy, told the court that the DPP have had since July 13 to consider their position and no indication had yet been given as to whether there would be an appeal. "Davy has served the equivalent of a nine-year prison sentence," he argued.

2021-07-14

No evidence of men's agreement to harm grandfather murderer in own home, appeal court finds

Stage: Appeal

2021-07-13

Pair have convictions overturned for 'savage' murder of Tomas Dooley

Stage: Appeal

2016-10-10

Life sentences for "brutal, motiveless" attack on elderly man

Stage: Sentence

Finding: Convicted

Outcome: Convicted; The judge then called Sean Davy and lastly James Davy, on whom she imposed the same sentence.

2016-08-05

Third man convicted of murdering Thomas Dooley

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

Outcome: She ordered an education and urinalysis report for Matthew Cummins and a psychiatric report for James Davy be made available on that date and remanded all three in custody.

2016-07-15

CCTV footage showed men "acting suspiciously", garda told

Stage: Trial

2016-07-14

Jury shown baseball bat believed to have been used in alleged murder

Stage: Trial

2016-07-13

Potential attempt to set fire at armchair where deceased found, murder trial hears

Stage: Trial

2016-07-12

Deceased was in "OK" form, volunteer tells murder trial

Stage: Trial

2016-07-12

Witness tells trial that murder accused showed her baseball bat

Stage: Trial

2016-07-11

Three go on trial accused of murdering 64-year-old man

Stage: Trial

2016-07-11

64-year-old man beaten to death with baseball bat, jury to hear

Stage: Sentence