Stephen Penrose在庭审前几天解雇了他的上诉律师,声称他寄了一封信,但法院没有发现任何证据,将案件推迟到10月24日。 Stephen Penrose fired his appeal lawyers days before a hearing, claiming a letter was sent, but the court found no evidence of it, delaying the case to October 24.

Stephen Penrose于2021年因2016年谋杀Philip Finnegan而被定罪,他于2025年10月10日在预定举行的上诉法院听证会上解雇了上诉律师。 Stephen Penrose, convicted in 2021 of murdering Philip Finnegan in 2016, dismissed his appeal lawyers just before a scheduled Court of Appeal hearing on October 10, 2025. 他的法律小组说,他们不知道这一移动,Penrose声称,这一移动是通过8月1日的一封手写信件转达的,并通过监狱渠道发送的,尽管法院确认没有收到这种信件。 His legal team said they were unaware of the move, which Penrose claimed was communicated via a handwritten letter dated August 1 and sent through prison channels, though the court confirmed no such letter was received. 尽管Penrose先前签署了批准上诉战略的5月信函,但表示他不满意,要求延迟聘用新律师。 Despite previously signing a May letter approving the appeal strategy, Penrose said he was dissatisfied and sought a delay to hire new counsel. 法院称这种情况 " 远远不能令人满意 " ,准许律师撤诉,并将案件延期至2025年10月24日,以核实信是否送达并确保新的代理。 The court called the situation “exceedingly unsatisfactory,” granted the lawyers’ withdrawal, and adjourned the case to October 24, 2025, to verify if the letter was delivered and ensure new representation. 检方和受害者的母亲在场,案件仍在审查之中。 The prosecution and victim’s mother were present, and the case remains under scrutiny.