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Trial date set for Wicklow murder accused

Date
2016-07-25

Stage
Appeal

Primary locality
Wicklow

County
Wicklow

Summary

The Central Criminal Court has set a trial date for the re-trial of Thomas O'Connor, a 35-year-old man from Burnaby Court, Greystones, Co Wicklow. O'Connor is the appellant in this matter, having previously been convicted of the murder of John O'Brien at Farrankelly Road, Delgany, Co Wicklow, on June 5, 2010. In 2011, he was sentenced to life imprisonment following his conviction at the Central Criminal Court. However, in November 2014, the Court of Criminal Appeal quashed his murder conviction and ordered a retrial. Today, the case was called before the Central Criminal Court, where Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy scheduled the re-trial to commence on December 5, 2016. This procedural step marks the next stage in the legal proceedings following the appellate court's decision to overturn the original finding. The report confirms that the matter is currently at the pre-trial stage, with the specific date for the new trial now established by the presiding judge. No new charges, pleas, or sentences were recorded in this specific court appearance, which focused solely on fixing the timeline for the upcoming re-trial of the accused.