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Northern Irish Court of Appeal dismisses appeal from 2011 conviction of murder dating back to 1973.
Criminal law - murder - appeal from conviction - shooting of chip-shop owner in 1973 - evidence of bad character - circumstantial evidence - finding that finger and palm print on door belonged to gunman - inferences drawn from failure of accused to give evidence - evidence of eye-witness identification - inconsistencies in eye-witness evidence - whether circumstances would tend to weaken inference of guilt drawn from other evidence - physical disability of accused at time of murder - whether accused could have discharged revolver - Article 4, Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1988 - no innocent explanation for finger and palm prints on door - delay - prejudice - loss of notebook of RUC officer.
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