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Anglo co-accused "accepted" she had gotten a fair trial, appeal court hears
Summary
Aoife Maguire, aged 62, was convicted of conspiring to defraud the Revenue and delete bank accounts. She received an 18‑month sentence, which the Court of Appeal quashed in December 2015, replacing it with a nine‑month term and suspending the remainder, freeing her from prison. Maguire did not appeal her conviction. Her co‑accused, Bernard Daly (67) and Tiarnan O'Mahoney (56), who denied the allegations, appealed their convictions in the Court of Appeal. During the appeal hearing, the Director of Public Prosecutions argued that Maguire's acceptance of a fair trial was evidenced by her lack of appeal. The hearing focused on the prosecution's opening and closing speeches, the admissibility of evidence, and the judge's directions to the jury, with counsel for the co‑accused preparing submissions for the next day's hearing before three judges. The case remains at the appeal stage.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Anglo co-accused "accepted" she had gotten a fair trial, appeal court hears. Procedural stage: appeal. Findings: Found guilty
When:
- July 31, 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
- November 17 2003 Hearing Or Sentence
- March 2003 Hearing Or Sentence
- December 2004 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2016-01-14 Publication
Why: Photo: Collins) DPP lawyers have claimed that one of three ex-Anglo Irish Bank officials accepts she got a fair trial because she has not appealed her conviction for conspiring to defraud the Revenue. CNI source report
Case subjects
Appellant
Finding: Found guilty
Outcome: Found guilty; She was found guilty and jailed for 18 months but the Court of Appeal quashed her sentence last December on grounds that it was too severe.
Convicted Person
Outcome: Having been found guilty by a jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, Judge Patrick McCartan jailed Daly for two years and O'Mahoney for three years on July 31, 2015.
Convicted Person
Outcome: Having been found guilty by a jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, Judge Patrick McCartan jailed Daly for two years and O'Mahoney for three years on July 31, 2015.
Places mentioned
- Collins Avenue
- Dublin
- Enniskerry
- Wicklow
- South Circular Road
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Court of Appeal
Topics
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