2015-11-19
Man jailed for life for murder of journalist Veronica Guerin moves to have conviction declared a "miscarriage of justice"
Stage: Appeal
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; Photo: Collins) A man jailed for life for the murder of journalist Veronica Guerin has moved to have his conviction declared a miscarriage of justice. Brian Meehan (47), from Crumlin in Dublin, is serving a life sentence in Portlaoise prison having being convicted in July 1999 of the murder of Ms Guerin in June 1996 following a 31-day-trial before the non-jury Special Criminal Court.