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Limerick man jailed for life for 2007 murder appeals against conviction

Date
2015-01-29

Stage
Appeal

Primary locality
Limerick

Summary

Greg Crawford, aged 27, of St Munchin's Street, Limerick, has applied to the Court of Appeal to overturn his 2012 conviction for the murder of Gareth Brosnan‑Grant on 8 October 2007. He pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court and was sentenced to life imprisonment by Mr Justice Paul Carney. Crawford's barrister, Brendan Grehan SC, argues that the identification of Crawford by witnesses was flawed and that the judge failed to give an adequate identification warning contextualised to the case. He also contends that Gardaí's illegal entry into Crawford's grandparents' home after the shooting violated the law, citing the nullification of the power under section 29 of the Offences Against the State Act. The Director of Public Prosecutions' counsel, Thomas Creed SC, maintains that the judge properly warned the jury and that circumstantial evidence, including a firearm found in the grandparents' house, supports the conviction. The Court will reserve judgment until 16 February.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Limerick man jailed for life for 2007 murder appeals against conviction. Charges or matters: murdering Gareth Brosnan-Grant at St Ita's Street, St Mary's Park in the city on October 8, 2007. Procedural stage: appeal. Findings: Found guilty

When:

October 8, 2007 Hearing Or Sentence
March 3 2012 Hearing Or Sentence
February 16 Hearing Or Sentence
2015-01-29 Publication

Case subjects

Greg Crawford

Appellant

Charges: murdering Gareth Brosnan-Grant at St Ita's Street, St Mary's Park in the city on October 8, 2007 (Proven)

Plea: Not guilty

Finding: Found guilty

Outcome: Found guilty; He was found guilty by a jury at the Central Criminal Court and was given the mandatory life sentence by Mr Justice Paul Carney on March 3 2012.