Noel Long’s appeal against Nora Sheehan murder conviction awaits judgment

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Noel Long is seeking to overturn his conviction for murdering Nora Sheehan, after arguing at the Court of Appeal that the evidence did not prove he intended to kill or cause serious injury. His lawyers also challenged the trial judge’s directions to the jury and the handling of the defence case. These are defence submissions, not findings by the appeal court.

The State defended the conviction, describing the case as circumstantial and disputing the defence arguments about the evidence and jury directions. After the three-day hearing, the Court of Appeal reserved judgment. The supplied reports record no decision on the appeal.