Livingstone, Patrick

Patrick Livingstone was tried for murder and for possession of a firearm and ammunition with intent at the Belfast City Commission in May 1977. He pleaded not guilty but was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment

He sought to appeal against his conviction but the appeal was dismissed in September 1977. He applied to the CCRC for a review of his case in May 2007.

Following investigation, the CCRC decided to refer the conviction to the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal because it concluded that non-disclosure of material, along with other new evidence relevant to the credibility of disputed confession evidence, raised a real possibility that the Court would quash the conviction.

The CCRC referred the conviction in April 2012.

The Northern Ireland Court of Appeal quashed the conviction in June 2013.