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Court of Criminal Appeal refuses leave to appeal from conviction, where incriminating comment to Garda ruled admissible by trial judge.
Criminal law - appeal from conviction - firearms offences - assault causing serious harm - comment made to Garda following incident: "I am fucked. What sentence will I get?" - tenor of comment put to accused during interview - whether admissible - failure to caution accused prior to or following comment - explanation for failure to caution - whether Garda acting as part of investigating team when comment made - Judges' Rules - direction to jury to disregard comment if not satisfied as to its making and veracity beyond a reasonable doubt - identification evidence - circumstantial evidence - explanation of circumstantial evidence to jury.
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