Man appeals conviction of indecent assault of child, citing adverse media coverage
Man convicted in 2010 on two counts of indecent assault and sentenced to three years
Ana Kriégel murder: Variation in sentencing of other serious child offenders
Ireland has seen only a handful of cases involving minors accused of murder or rape
Sex offender denied appeal of sentence for abusing young girls
John Adams made victims take Polaroid pictures of themselves as he molested them
Tullamore case highlights big flaw in criminal insanity law
Dariusz Alchimionek was convicted based on ‘perverse’ jury verdict, against judge’s advice
Provocation defence widely used in murder trials despite calls for change
If accused can subjectively show they felt provoked manslaughter verdict can be given
Kerry farmer killing: Provocation ‘a controversial defence’
Several legal authorities call for provocation to be replaced or codified in legislation
Man to appeal after being convicted of manslaughter despite judge’s instruction
State conceded accused was legally insane at the time of road collision that killed teenager
‘The trial was on a par with the rape, but I’m glad I testified’
Are rape trials as they currently stand a fair way to deal with the crime? Victims share their experiences of the legal system
Murder conviction quashed over stone thrown down rubbish chute
Appeal court hears that juror conducted ‘experiment’
Linda Mulhall released 13 years after killing, dismembering victim
Farah Swaleh Noor, a Kenyan, was killed and his body parts dumped in Royal Canal in 2005
Court hears girl’s killer suffering from ‘psychiatric illness’
Daniel McDonnell jailed for life for murder of Melanie McCarthy McNamara in 2012
Jail term of eight years for rape in woman’s flat cut to five
Court of Appeal said sentencing judge erred in placing offence too far on scale of seriousness
Judge says rapist ‘wise’ to withdraw appeal against sentence
Lovemore Dube (28) had pleaded guilty to attacking woman in her Cork home
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