Patrick Hutch murder trial adjourned over garda emails

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Patrick Hutch's murder trial was adjourned at the Special Criminal Court, reported on 7 February 2018, over a defence request for garda emails. The prosecution said thousands of emails were involved, while the defence said it could not assess their relevance until the material was examined. The court indicated the trial was expected to proceed the following Tuesday, unless there was a very good reason to delay it. Hutch denies murder and related firearms offences.