Lawyers for a former British soldier charged in connection with the fatal shooting of an unarmed man in Northern Ireland in 1974 have asked a judge to throw out the case against him.Dennis Hutchings' legal team told a crown court judge in Belfast there was no evidence to prove that the 75-year-old had used force unlawfully when the man was shot dead by an army patrol.Hutchings is accused of the attempted murder of John-Pat Cunningham, who was 27.Mr Cunningham, who had learning difficulties, was...
