Neither Holland nor 45-year-old co-defendant Patrick Teer, of Thornberry Hill in Belfast, are accused of being the gunman.
Instead, they were charged as part of a joint enterprise to murder, based on their alleged involvement in events surrounding the shooting.
According to police, Lawlor went to Etna Drive in a pre-arranged appointment to collect cash.
A gunman emerged from the property and opened fire, shooting him in the head and body. Lawlor died at the scene.
The attack is believed to have been part of an ongoing drugs dispute which claimed three lives in the past year.
Originally from Dublin, Lawlor was heavily involved in a bitter feud between rival Drogheda-based factions.
The case presented against one of the men accused of murdering Irish gangland boss Robbie Lawlor was "a masterpiece of vagueness", a court was told on Friday.
Belfast Magistrates Court heard police believe Lawlor was shot dead when he attended a pre-arranged meeting at 37-year-old co-accused Adrian Holland s home.
It was claimed the victim went there to collect cash following a prior meeting at a Tesco store in Crumlin, Co Antrim the previous day.
A gunman emerged from the property and opened fire, hitting him several times. He died at the scene.
Originally from Dublin, Lawlor was reported to have been involved in a feud between rival Drogheda-based factions.
He had been linked to the abduction and murder of a 17-year-old in January.
The gunman fled down side streets to Kingston Court, where a Volkswagen Scirocco, stolen from Co Roscommon in January and left there as a potential getaway car, was instead set on fire, the court heard.
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Adrian Holland
A Detective Inspector claimed the victim went there to collect cash following a prior meeting at a Tesco store in Crumlin, Co Antrim the previous day.
A gunman emerged from the property and opened fire, hitting him several times. He died at the scene.
Originally from Dublin, Lawlor was widely reported to have been heavily involved in a feud between rival Drogheda-based factions.
He had been linked to the abduction and murder of 17-year-old Keane Mulready-Woods in January this year.
The gunman then fled down side streets to Kingston Court where a Volkswagen Scirocco, stolen from Co Roscommon in January and left there as a potential getaway car, was instead set on fire, the court heard.