Defence Counsel
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Irish Times : Deaf woman alleging rape was questioned over 3½ months in State’s longest criminal trial
Slightly frames defence strategies as dismissive of neurodivergent testimony
Defence arguments highlighting inconsistencies and prior unproven allegations are presented factually but contrasted with the prosecution's call for contextual understanding, subtly positioning defence tactics as rigid or unsympathetic.
“This brother’s defence counsel, Karl Finnegan, later told the jury this other allegation demonstrated 'from her own mouth she has imagined or experienced sexual abuse as feeling real when it is not'.”
RTÉ : Connolly to face retrial for murder of Cameron Reilly after conviction quashed
Defence perspective marginalized in judicial process
The article notes the defence counsel's acceptance of retrial but omits his argument that the judge reduced the defence to a 'peeping Tom' scenario — a key element showing exclusion and mockery. This omission downplays the severity of marginalization, but the core finding of unbalanced jury charge still implies exclusion.
“Defence counsel Michael Bowman said he could not object to this, and the court ruled that it would direct another trial.”