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A former US Marine jailed for life for the murder of a police officer in Leeds has been refused permission to appeal against his conviction.A former US Marine jailed for life for the murder of a police officer in Leeds has been refused permission to appeal against his conviction.
David Bieber was found guilty by a jury at Newcastle Crown Court in 2004 of the murder of Pc Ian Broadhurst on Boxing Day the previous year.David Bieber was found guilty by a jury at Newcastle Crown Court in 2004 of the murder of Pc Ian Broadhurst on Boxing Day the previous year.
He was also convicted of the attempted murders of two other officers. Three judges at the Court of Appeal said the prosecution evidence against Bieber was "overwhelming".
Bieber's case was heard by the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Phillip, at the Court of Appeal in London on Tuesday. But Bieber was given permission to appeal against his whole-life sentence.
Pc Broadhurst, 34, was shot at point blank range during a routine check on a stolen vehicle in Leeds. The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Phillips, sitting with two other judges, said the grounds of Bieber's conviction appeal were without merit.
His sentence appeal will be heard at a date to be arranged. Pc Broadhurst, 34, was shot at point blank range during a routine check on a stolen vehicle in Leeds.
Pc Ian Broadhurst was shot dead on Boxing Day 2003Pc Ian Broadhurst was shot dead on Boxing Day 2003
His colleagues, Pcs Neil Roper, 45 and James Banks, 27, were shot but survived. Bieber was also convicted of the attempted murders of Pc Broadhurst's colleagues, Pcs Neil Roper, 45 and James Banks, 27.
At the time of his sentencing Bieber was told he could not be released early from jail and must spend the rest of his life in prison. At the time of his sentencing Bieber was told he could not be released early and must spend the rest of his life in prison.
He became one of only 25 people at the time to be given "whole" life sentences in England and Wales. He became one of only 25 people at the time to have been given "whole" life sentences in England and Wales.
Bieber had claimed a friend, a fellow US national from Florida, was the gunman.Bieber had claimed a friend, a fellow US national from Florida, was the gunman.
But the former marine, who had trained with handguns and assault rifles for a year before being discharged, refused to name the man in court. But the former marine, who had trained with handguns and assault rifles for a year before being discharged from the US forces, refused to name the man in court.