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Court upholds man's conviction over violent attack in bookmakers

Summary

In a 2017 appeal, Declan Tynan, aged 27, was found guilty of violent disorder at a Ladbrokes bookmakers in Tallaght on 13 December 2012. He had pleaded not guilty at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, where a jury convicted him and sentenced him to four years' imprisonment, with the final year suspended. The conviction was upheld on the basis that Tynan was identified from CCTV footage by Garda Sergeant Ciarán Loughrey and Garda Patrick McAvinue. The court rejected arguments that the identification evidence was inadmissible, noting that the footage showed the crime and the identification was made by a witness who had seen the event. The appeal was dismissed, confirming the original conviction and sentence. The case highlighted the court's view that video evidence of the crime itself is treated differently from post‑crime identification parades.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Court upholds man's conviction over violent attack in bookmakers. Charges or matters: violent disorder at Ladbrokes bookmakers in Killinarden, Tallaght on December 13, 2012. Procedural stage: appeal. Findings: Found guilty

When:

• December 13, 2012 Hearing Or Sentence
• January 13, 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2017-07-07 Publication

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Stage Appeal Violent Crime

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