2015-06-12 · Cork
Murderer's bid to have his conviction declared a miscarriage of justice after Supreme Court ruling on solicitor access is dismissed
Frank Cunningham, aged 30, was convicted of murdering Patrick Walsh, 27, in 2004 and sentenced to life imprisonment in 2005. He sought to have his conviction declared a miscarriage of justice, arguing that new Supreme Court rulings on solicitor access (Gormely and White, 2014) had been overlooked and that his admissions at Garda station should…