James Conlon jailed for perverting justice as appeal cuts term

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James Conlon was resentenced for attempting to pervert the course of justice at the Court of Appeal on 18 December 2017, receiving four years’ imprisonment.

The offences arose during the investigation into Shane Rossiter’s murder in Tipperary, involving a CCTV computer chip and a potential witness.

The court quashed the sentences of eight years, with the final year suspended, and substituted four-year and three-year terms running concurrently.