スティーブン・シルバーは 殺人罪で訴えます 二極性障害が減刑判決に繋がるべきだと主張します Stephen Silver appeals his murder conviction, claiming bipolar disorder should have led to a diminished responsibility verdict.

警官コラム・ホーカンを殺害した罪で有罪となった スティーヴン・シルバーは 自らの精神障害の証拠が 2006年の狂気法の下での責任減刑に繋がるべきだと主張し,判決を控訴しました. Stephen Silver, convicted of murdering Garda Colm Horkan, has appealed his conviction, arguing that psychiatric evidence on his bipolar disorder should have led to a diminished responsibility verdict under the 2006 Insanity Act. 弁護側は専門家による証言で 彼の精神障害を裏付けているが 検察の専門家はシルバーは意図的に行動したと主張している. His defense cited expert testimony supporting his mental impairment, while the prosecution's expert maintained Silver acted with intent. 裁判官は意図と責任の減少が共存できるかを明らかにしなかったと主張したが DPPは陪審員の指示が適切だったと主張した. Silver’s lawyers claim the judge failed to clarify that intent and diminished responsibility can coexist, but the DPP argued the jury instructions were proper. 控訴を審理した3人の裁判官の小組は判決を保留しました. The three-judge panel hearing the appeal reserved judgment.