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Legal argument in non-jury firearms trial

Summary

In a Special Criminal Court hearing, Pierce Moran, 59, of Church Road, East Wall, Dublin 3, faces charges of unlawful possession of several semi‑automatic pistols—including an 8mm Knall Valtro AP29, a 9mm CZ 83, a 9mm Makarov PM, and a 9mm Baikal IZH79‑8—along with a silencer for the Makarov pistol and a 12‑gauge Beretta A.300 sawn‑off shotgun. He is also charged with possession of magazines for those pistols and assorted ammunition, all allegedly found at his residence on 15 November 2014. The trial is set to resume tomorrow afternoon.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Legal argument in non-jury firearms trial. Charges or matters: the unlawful possession of various semi-automatic pistols, including an 8mm Knall calibre Valtro model AP29, a 9mm short calibre CZ model 83, a 9mm calibre Makarov PM and a 9mm short calibre Baikal model IZH79-8, as well as a silencer suitable for use with the Makarov pistol and a 12-gauge Beretta model A.300 semi-automatic, sawn-off shotgun at Church Road, East Wall, Dublin 3 on November 15th, 2014; the possession of assorted ammunition, also at the same address and on the same date. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial

When:

• November 15th, 2014 Incident
• 2016-04-13 Publication

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Stage Charge Or Pretrial

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