Defilement conviction quashed as court finds judge 'crossed a line'

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by Fiona Magennis A man has had his conviction for defiling a 16-year-old girl overturned, after the Court of Appeal found the trial judge “crossed a line” in his charge to the jury. The three-judge court struck down the conviction after hearing that the trial judge had suggested that if the jury re

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Man’s conviction for defiling teen girl overturned after court finds trial judge 'crossed a line' - BreakingNews.ie BreakingNews.ie · Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT
Man (33) freed on bail after claim his defence at trial was ‘denigrated’ by references to Bart Simpson by prosecution - Irish Independent Irish Independent · Fri, 16 Jan 2026 08:00:00 GMT

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