Celyn Eadon granted leave to appeal murder conviction

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Celyn Eadon was granted leave to appeal his murder conviction by the Supreme Court on 16 April 2019.

The court’s determination records that Eadon had been convicted of murdering his mother after a manslaughter plea was not accepted. His appeal to the Court of Appeal had previously been rejected. The proposed Supreme Court appeal concerned the role of intoxication in forming the intent to kill and whether counsel’s jury address could be considered when reviewing the trial judge’s directions.