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Warren Dumbrell to await decision on Supreme Court appeal
Summary
Warren Dumbrell, aged 40, and his brother Jeffrey, aged 34, were sentenced to life imprisonment in February 2011 after being convicted of murdering Christopher Cawley, a father of six, outside his flat in Inchicore on 29 October 2006. The brothers had pleaded not guilty and were found guilty in 2008, but the Court of Criminal Appeal deemed the conviction unsafe in July 2010 because of remarks made by Mr Justice Paul Carney during a lecture he delivered while presiding over the case. The court ordered a retrial, and the brothers were convicted again. In 2014, Dumbrell's counsel, Michael O'Higgins SC, applied to the Court of Criminal Appeal to determine whether Dumbrell's failed appeal involved a point of law of exceptional public importance and whether it should be taken to the Supreme Court.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Warren Dumbrell to await decision on Supreme Court appeal. Charges or matters: the murder. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- February 2011 Hearing Or Sentence
- October 29 2006 Incident
- July 2010 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2014-10-22 Publication
Why: The brothers' first conviction in 2008 was deemed 'unsafe' by the Court of Criminal Appeal in July 2010, because of comments made by Mr Justice Paul Carney in a lecture he gave while presiding over the case. CNI source report
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: the murder (Alleged Or Contested)
Outcome: Warren Dumbrell (40) was jailed, along with his brother Jeffrey (34), for life in February 2011 after being convicted for murdering father-of-six Christopher Cawley outside his flat in Inchicore, in Dublin on October 29 2006.
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