Adam Marlowe’s aggravated burglary appeal dismissed

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Adam Marlowe’s appeal against convictions for aggravated burglary, robbery and assault causing harm was dismissed by the Court of Appeal on 22 October 2019.

He had been convicted by a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court jury and sentenced to concurrent prison terms of three, eight and 12 years, dating from 17 December 2016.

The appeal challenged the trial judge’s treatment of DNA evidence and the jury’s verdict. The court rejected each ground, finding that the evidence sufficiently linked Marlowe to the crime and that the trial judge’s directions were sound.