Marius Gaizutis appealed murder conviction, judgment reserved

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Marius Gaizutis appealed his murder conviction at the Court of Appeal in Dublin on 25 February 2020. The appeal challenged whether the evidence justified sending the murder charge to the jury.

The court reserved judgment after hearing submissions about provocation and whether the trial judge should instead have allowed the jury to consider manslaughter. The report said the court hoped to deliver its decision on 11 March.