Appeal court judge says there was insufficient evidence of barrister (25) committing a criminal offence during Four Courts incident
Simeon Burke has had his conviction for a “volatile” breach of the peace following a “melee” at his brother Enoch Burke’s case in the Four Courts in Dublin last year struck out after a judge found there was insufficient evidence of him committing a criminal offence.
Mr Burke , who was called to the Bar last October, had denied the charge before Judge John Hughes at Dublin District Court last July, but was convicted and fined €300 for a public order offence that occurred on March 7th of last year on or about the Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin. Taylor Swift favourite, Girl in Red: ‘People have tried to cancel me for the craziest things that have no root in reality’Not switching mortgages can cost you: Cautious Irish homeowners have lost out on thousands in savings
Judge Martin said the threshold for Mr Burke, who was representing himself, to be convicted of the breach of the peace offence had to be “beyond a reasonable doubt” as it was a criminal matter. He said he did not feel that the garda witnesses in the case had proved the “requisite standard” for Mr Burke’s behaviour to attract a criminal conviction.
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