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Court of Appeal cut Scott's manslaughter sentence by 18 months to four years and six months.

Court of Appeal reduced Scott's sentence by 18 months to four years and six months, backdated to June 12, 2023. The article adds the appeal reasoning, the aggravating factors, the mitigating factors and the background dispute over land.

Court of Appeal quashed the six-year sentence and imposed four years and six months, backdated to 12 June 2023.

Court of Appeal reduced Scott's sentence by 18 months to four years and six months, backdated to 12 June 2023. The article gives details of the appeal arguments, the aggravating and mitigating factors, and background to the land dispute.

Reports the six-year prison sentence for Michael Scott over the death of his aunt. The article body is unreadable template code, so only the headline is available.

Reports the Central Criminal Court sentence of six years (headline eight years, reduced for mitigation), the judge's remarks on Scott's lies to gardaí and remorse, and details of the land dispute and lease. Same incident and accused as existing case 4431.

Reports the sentence of six years' imprisonment, after a headline sentence of eight years, and the judge's comments on culpability, lies told to gardaí, and remorse. Adds no new charge beyond the jury's manslaughter verdict.

Reports the six-year prison sentence imposed by Ms Justice Caroline Biggs, the judge's reasons for sentence, and a victim impact statement from Chrissie Treacy's friend Regina Donohue.

Reports the trial court's six-year sentence, the judge's reasons, and the jury's verdict of manslaughter instead of murder. Matches the existing case on the same incident and people.

Reports the sentencing hearing, victim impact statement and prosecution and defence submissions on the headline sentence, and that Scott was remanded in custody until sentence on June 26th. Adds that he was acquitted of murder and has no previous convictions.

Provides details of evidence excluded as hearsay (Treacy's fears for her life), the land dispute background, witness accounts of the scene, Scott's impaired vision, and both closing addresses.

Reports the jury verdict at the Central Criminal Court: not guilty of murder, guilty of manslaughter. Provides trial detail including the prosecution case of deliberate reversal following a land dispute, the defence of tragic accident, the judge's direction to the jury, and the sentencing date of 12 June 2023.

Reports the jury verdict: not guilty of murder, guilty of manslaughter; sentencing set for 12 June 2023; details of trial evidence including the land dispute, Scott's account of the incident, and the jury's deliberation time.

Reports the jury verdict of 30 March 2023: Scott cleared of murder but convicted of manslaughter by gross negligence. Adds the prosecution's case that he deliberately ran her over over a land dispute and the defence's accident argument.

Post-verdict analysis of what the jury did not hear, including inadmissible hearsay about Treacy blaming Scott for dog Bradley's disappearance, the judge's ruling on witness testimony, and an in-court incident where Scott insulted witness Regina Donohue, drawing a sharp rebuke from Ms Justice Caroline Biggs.

Reports the verdict: acquitted of murder, guilty of gross negligence manslaughter. Provides detailed trial evidence including witness testimony, expert engineering evidence on the teleporter, Scott's garda interviews, the land dispute background, and the judge's comments on the jury's burden and Scott's conduct in court.

Article reports the guilty verdict in a manslaughter case involving a farmer who drove over his aunt with a teleporter. The article text is largely website template code with minimal detail beyond the headline.

Reports the jury verdict of not guilty of murder and guilty of gross negligence manslaughter after just under 15 hours of deliberation; sentencing set for 12 June; details the land dispute, the disappearance of Treacy's dog Bradley, and Scott's outburst calling witness Regina Donohue a 'c**t' in court.

Reports on jury deliberations during the trial, including the judge's instruction that a 10-of-12 majority verdict is acceptable, the prosecution case of deliberate reversal over the victim following a land dispute, and the defence argument of a tragic accident.

Reports that the jury was still deliberating on 28 March 2023, set to return for a fourth day of deliberations, and details Judge Caroline Biggs' directions to the jury on the standards of proof for murder (intent to kill or cause serious injury) and manslaughter (grossly negligent driving).

Reports that the jury in the murder trial of a farmer accused of killing his aunt is 'nowhere near' a majority verdict.

Reports on jury deliberations during the trial: the judge told the jury a unanimous verdict is required at this stage, outlined the legal principles for murder and manslaughter, and the jury was set to return to court the following day after four hours and 17 minutes of deliberation.

Jury deliberations began on 24 March 2023; three of the original 15 jurors were discharged, leaving 12. Judge Caroline Biggs spent three days directing the jury on the evidence and legal principles, including the requirement of intent to kill or cause serious injury for murder and the alternative of manslaughter by gross negligence.

Details of closing speeches at the Central Criminal Court trial: prosecution barrister Dean Kelly SC argued a deliberate act of murder out of entitlement and revenge, citing geometric precision of the teleporter's path and prior threats; defence counsel Paul Greene SC argued the death was accidental and the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. Ms Justice Caroline Biggs to deliver charge to a 15-person jury.

Trial evidence from accident investigator John Hayes on visibility from the teleporter, the nature of injuries to Chrissie Treacy's left arm, and a reconstruction of the scene; cross-examination ongoing before Justice Caroline Biggs.

Trial evidence: Garda O'Connor retracted his report's claim that an experienced operator could prevent the teleporter rolling by leaving it in gear; defence and prosecution positions outlined; land dispute background and civil partition proceedings detailed.

Trial evidence from Michael Scott's testimony covering his immediate actions after the incident, his account of not calling an ambulance, his friend Francis Hardiman's response, and his denial of deliberately running over his aunt following a land dispute.