John Paul Buck begins appeal against murder conviction

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John Paul Buck began an appeal against his murder conviction at the Court of Criminal Appeal, reported on 13 May 2014. He was serving a life sentence for stabbing Fergus Roche to death in a vacant Clonmel house in October 2005.

Buck’s legal team argued that an alleged confession should not have been admitted at trial. The appeal also concerned whether media coverage of an attempted prison escape involving Buck’s brother could have influenced the jury.

The hearing was due to continue within the following two to three weeks.

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