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What were the grounds for overturning James Flynn's conviction, and what are the immediate implications for the Irish legal system?

James Flynn, a 34-year-old man from Northern Ireland, had his eight-year conviction for conspiracy to steal a getaway car overturned. The Court of Appeal deemed the Special Criminal Court's post-trial amendment to the indictment a breach of his right to natural justice, as it denied him the chance to address the new charge. This amendment changed the charge from a wider conspiracy to steal multiple cars to specifically stealing the Volkswagen Passat used in the robbery.