"Stephen Silver, who shot and murdered Garda Colm Horkan after taking the garda's own gun from its holster, has appealed his conviction claiming that the State's psychiatric evidence contradicted the legal test for insanity."
"Silver's lawyers had argued at his trial that his responsibility for the killing was substantially diminished by his mental illness and that he therefore qualified for a manslaughter verdict under the Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006."
Stephen Silver shot and killed Garda Colm Horkan eleven times using the garda's own firearm taken from its holster in Castlerea, Co Roscommon on June 17, 2020. Silver has appealed his conviction, arguing that the State's psychiatric evidence contradicted the legal test for insanity. During his trial, Silver's legal team contended that his mental illness substantially diminished his responsibility for the killing, making him eligible for a manslaughter verdict under the Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006 rather than a murder conviction.
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