An armed robber who was jailed for 15 years after he shot two workers who resisted his attempts to rob their takeaway has launched an appeal against his conviction.
Joseph Behan ,45, of Edenmore Park, Raheny, Dublin, was convicted of robbery, attempted robbery, assault causing serious harm, assault causing harm, possession of a firearm and reckless discharging of the firearm at Mizzoni’s Pizza, Edenmore Shopping Centre, Raheny, on January 1, 2019.
The trial judge emphasised that Behan behaved “in a very reprehensible way on the night in question”.
He said he could have killed a number of people, though luckily for those men and for himself he did not.
His lawyers claim a search warrant for their client’s house was not lawfully obtained and a glove found to have firearms residue on it was unconstitutionally seized.
The Court of Appeal reserved has its judgement.
