Noel Smith appeal dismissed over harassment and money demands

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Noel Smith’s appeal against convictions for harassment, demanding money with menaces and money laundering was dismissed by the Court of Appeal on 30 May 2016.

The court held that the trial was satisfactory and the convictions were safe, rejecting challenges to evidence including interviews, telephone records and Bebo material.

Smith had been sentenced to nine years in prison, with three years suspended, after his convictions in February 2014.