Eric Eoin Marques loses appeal in extradition case

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Eric Eoin Marques lost his extradition appeal at the Court of Appeal on 12 December 2016.

The appeal concerned whether surrender to the United States would expose him to a sentencing regime involving uncharged or acquitted conduct assessed on the balance of probabilities.

The court held that the alleged sentencing regime could not be compared with a conviction based on evidence or confessions obtained through torture, and dismissed the appeal.