The Court of Appeal heard submissions on 8 October concerning the convictions of Jason Bonney and Paul Murphy, who were found guilty at the Special Criminal Court in 2022 of facilitating a murder at the Regency Hotel, Whitehall, Dublin on 5 February 2016. Their barristers argued the trial was unfair and that judges made conclusions unsupported by evidence, including claims that one gunman travelled in Murphy's Toyota Avensis and that the vehicle was later part of a getaway convoy from St Vincent's GAA ground. They contended insufficient evidence existed to prove the men knew of a criminal organisation or that they were facilitating serious crime. The DPP's counsel countered that identifications could be made by CCTV registration details and that the men's knowledge could be inferred from their actions in relation to the meticulously planned offence. Issues regarding un-cautioned interviews and vehicle searches were also raised. The three-judge court reserved judgement. Murphy, aged 62 of Swords, received nine years imprisonment; Bonney, aged 53 of Portmarnock, received eight and a half years.
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- Regency trial: Paul Murphy and Jason Bonney guilty of participating in murder of David Byrne - BreakingNews.ie BreakingNews.ie · Mon, 17 Apr 2023 07:00:00 GMT
- Regency trial: pair 'helped gunmen escape', court told - RTE.ie RTE.ie · Thu, 03 Nov 2022 07:00:00 GMT
- Hutch trial hears garda evidence of movement of cars - RTE.ie RTE.ie · Thu, 19 Jan 2023 08:00:00 GMT
- Regency trial: Bonney frightened after meeting gardaí - RTE.ie RTE.ie · Mon, 07 Nov 2022 08:00:00 GMT
- Two long-time friends of Hutch family get combined sentences of 17-and-a-half years - BreakingNews.ie BreakingNews.ie · Fri, 12 May 2023 07:00:00 GMT
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