Court of Appeal dismisses Roy Webster’s murder conviction appeal

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The Court of Appeal dismissed Roy Webster’s appeal against his murder conviction. The court found the trial judge’s directions to the jury on provocation and the mental element of murder were appropriate. Webster will continue serving the life sentence imposed in 2017.

Webster had argued that the trial judge inadequately explained provocation and the intention required to prove murder. The appeal court rejected those criticisms and upheld the conviction.