Criminal Charges
On May 5, 2005, Terence Davison and James McCormick were remanded in custody, charged with murdering McCartney and attempting to murder Devine respectively. McCormick is originally from England. They were held in the Republican wing of Maghaberry prison.
Roughly four months later the accused were released on bail, and in June 2006, the attempted murder charge against McCormick was dropped, leaving a charge of causing an affray.
The trial of Terrence Davidson started on May the 22nd in Belfast Crown Court. Davidson was charged with murder, and with affray along with James McCormick and Joseph Gerard Emmanuel Fitzpatrick. Davison was found not guilty by Mr Justice Gillen on June 27, 2008.
Read more about this topic: Murder Of Robert Mc Cartney
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