Gerard Hutch and Jonathan Dowdall lose David Byrne murder trial appeal

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Dublin hotel murder accused lose appeal over trials before non-jury Special Criminal Court:

David Byrne died after being shot in the 2016 gun attack at the Regency Airport Hotel

Gerard Hutch, 59, and former Sinn Féin councillor Jonathan Dowdall, 44, are accused of murdering David Byrne.In an unanimous decision on Friday five judge Supreme Court cleared the way for their trial to proceed before the SCC. The men's lawyers had argued that their trials before the SCC would be unlawful because the court has become a de facto permanent court when the relevant legislation only provides that it be temporary.The argument was made in an appeal by the two men against an earlier High Court decision rejecting their challenge over the trials being heard before the SCC.

 

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