Men found guilty of Jason De Ieso murder have convictions overturned
Seven men who were given life sentences for the murder of Adelaide man Jason De Ieso will face a retrial after having their convictions overturned on appeal.
The men — who were each either members or close associates of the Hells Angels — had been found guilty of murder after a five-month trial in 2023.
The court had heard Mr De Ieso was the accidental victim of a feud between the Hells Angels and rival gang the Finks when he was shot dead at his Pooraka crash repair workshop in November 2012.
The Court of Appeal today allowed the appeal and ordered each of the men face a retrial at a date not yet set.
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