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Aaron Brady's lawyers wanted to show jury picture of key witness in state of undress, appeal told
Summary
In a Court of Appeal hearing on 11 October 2023, Aaron Brady's defence lawyers argued that the State had failed to disclose a police report about steroids found in the home of key prosecution witness Daniel Cahill until after his cross‑examination. The defence claimed this omission undermined Cahill's credibility and made the trial unfair. Brendan Grehan SC, representing the Director of Public Prosecutions, counter‑argued that the late disclosure was a privileged police‑to‑police report and that the defence had chosen not to recall Cahill. He also highlighted that the defence had sought to show a picture of Cahill's penis to the jury, describing it as an attempt to humiliate the witness. The appeal concerns Brady's 2020 conviction for the murder of Garda Adrian Donohoe, for which he is serving a life sentence with a 40‑year minimum. The hearing will continue the following day before a three‑judge panel.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Aaron Brady's lawyers wanted to show jury picture of key witness in state of undress, appeal told. Charges or matters: the murder of Det Gda Donohoe by an 11 to one majority jury verdict at the Central Criminal Court in August 2020. Procedural stage: appeal. Findings: Found guilty
When:
- 25 July 2019 Other
- July 25, 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
- January 25, 2013 Other
- August 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
- October 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2023-10-11 Publication
Why: "They didn't want to go back to Mr Cahill and they had good reason for not wanting to go back to him. CNI source report
Case subjects
Appellant
Charges: the murder of Det Gda Donohoe by an 11 to one majority jury verdict at the Central Criminal Court in August 2020 (Proven)
Finding: Found guilty
Outcome: Found guilty; Father-of-one Brady, who was jailed in 2020 for a minimum of 40 years for the murder of the detective, is bidding to overturn his conviction in a six-day hearing before the three-judge appeals court. Brady was also sentenced to 14 years for the robbery, a sentence that will run concurrently with the life sentence.
Places mentioned
- Court of Appeal
- Central Criminal Court
- Mr Cahill's house
- Lordship Credit Union
- New Road
- Crossmaglen
- Armagh
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