Trio fail in bid to be released from prison after appeal court drugs ruling

The President of the High Court has rejected applications by three men imprisoned for drug possession offences, who sought release following a Court of Appeal decision that struck down provisions of the Misuse of Drugs Act as unconstitutional. Keith Willis was convicted of possessing ecstasy tablets after gardaí discovered drugs in his vehicle in Sligo in 2012. Anthony Murphy and Joseph Carberry were each convicted…