Andrew Gibney wins appeal against murder conviction

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Andrew Gibney won an appeal against his murder conviction in the Court of Appeal in a judgment delivered on 1 November 2016.

The conviction concerned the murder of Gerard Burnett at Castlecurragh Vale, Mulhuddart, on 21 August 2012. The court found that the defence advanced on Gibney’s behalf was a matter for the jury and that the trial judge had been wrong not to put it to them. The appeal was allowed on that ground, and the Court of Appeal directed a retrial.