Paul Murphy advised on false imprisonment trial jury

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Paul Murphy faced a false imprisonment trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court after a pre-trial hearing on 7 December 2016. Judge Melanie Greally advised legal teams to consider potential jurors’ sympathies when preparing for the trial.

Murphy and six co-accused faced charges arising from a water protest in Jobstown on 15 November 2014, during which Joan Burton’s departure was delayed for about two hours. The judge set a further hearing for 26 January and said the trial was expected to proceed on 24 April 2017.