Dublin man’s rape convictions quashed on appeal

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The Dublin man had his rape convictions quashed by the Court of Appeal in an order delivered on 28 April 2020.

He had been convicted of raping his heavily-pregnant partner at their home in December 2014, but the appeal court found a jury direction on corroboration was legally wrong and could have misled jurors.

The court rejected his other appeal grounds, including an argument about adverse publicity before the retrial. No retrial was directed.