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Loyalist Michael Stone receives date for appeal over murder bid
Saturday, 14 November 2009
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Loyalist Michael Stone has received a date for his appeal against being convicted of trying to murder Sinn Fein leaders Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness.
Judges set aside two days in March next year for the challenge after being told defence lawyers have been given all transcripts sought from the original trial.
Stone (53) was found guilty of attempting to kill the republicans in an assault at Stormont in |November 2006. A trial judge rejected his claims that the attack was part of an elaborate piece of performance art.
The one-time loyalist icon, now crippled with arthritis, had gone to Stormont armed with explosives, knives, an axe and a garrotte.
He was wrestled to the ground by two security guards after bursting through the main doors as Assembly members were gathered inside.
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Caught in the act, no doubt whatsoever about his guilt, so why the appeal. Performance art or not, the law remains the same. The only people as usual making out of this are the Solicitors and Barristers all on legal aid.
Time to end this gravy train and spend the money on something important.
Posted by Ryan | 15.11.09, 10:48 GMT
you just have to feel sorry for the man, he's an absolute looper.
Posted by Pa | 14.11.09, 13:23 GMT
Keep him there and throw away the key... There is enough nutters walking the streets of Ulster who should be where he is!!
Posted by Loyalone | 14.11.09, 12:50 GMT
no one is interested - forget about this evil psychopath........
Posted by Robert Wilson | 14.11.09, 11:27 GMT
"the one time loyalist icon, now crippled with arthritis..." - hmm, surely an unnecessarily sympathetic way to describe this cold-blooded unrepentant mass murderer.
Posted by Elijah | 14.11.09, 10:17 GMT
performance art?
should have done them properly.
Posted by stve | 14.11.09, 10:04 GMT
Like the time when "yellow lines" were on the go, the only people making money was those selling the yellow paint, with this "cowboy" the only people making money are the "mouthpieces" !
Posted by Ulsterman | 14.11.09, 08:04 GMT