Ciprian Grozavu's murder conviction set aside for retrial

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Ciprian Grozavu had his murder conviction set aside and was ordered to face a retrial by the Court of Appeal on 25 July 2016. The conviction concerned the murder of Jonathan Duke in Bandon, Co Cork.

The court found that the trial judge's response to a jury question could have caused confusion about whether a manslaughter verdict would affect proceedings against Grozavu's co-accused. It held the response made the trial outcome unsafe and allowed the appeal.