Eamon Roche appealed rape conviction; judgment reserved

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Eamon Roche appealed his rape conviction at the Court of Appeal, with judgment reserved, reported on 23 November 2021.

Roche had been convicted after a Central Criminal Court trial in April 2019 and sentenced to six years in prison.

His appeal argued the trial judge had not properly instructed the jury on recklessness, an alleged honest mistake and the defence account of his driving and later messages.

The Director of Public Prosecutions opposed the appeal, and the appellate court had yet to give judgment in the report.

This report covers an earlier stage of the case. Later developments are not reported here.