A man given life for the Kinahan cartel murder of Michael Barr must wait to hear the outcome of an appeal against his conviction. Mr Dwyer said the Special Criminal Court used a “circular argument” to conclude that Cumberton was trying to escape contact with the police. He submitted that some of the Special Criminal Court’s findings of fact went against the evidence. But there was never a request to examine the items and it was conceded by the defence that it was Cumberton’s DNA. Mr McGinn said the baseball cap was being portrayed now as irrelevant to the shooting because no description was given of any shooter wearing a baseball cap.

Source: Irish Examiner March 03, 2020 17:20 UTC