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Gary Campion brings appeals against two separate convictions for murder
Summary
Gary Campion, aged 31, has lodged appeals against two separate murder convictions. The first conviction concerns the killing of 34‑year‑old bouncer Brian Fitzgerald outside his home on 29 November 2002; the second concerns the shooting death of 21‑year‑old Frank Ryan on 16 September 2006. Campion denied involvement in both murders. He was found guilty in two separate Central Criminal Court trials and received two life sentences, one imposed by Justice Peter Charleton on 15 November 2007 and the other by Justice Paul Carney on 28 May 2009. In the appeal for the Fitzgerald case, counsel Martin O'Rourke argued that the trial was unfair because the defence was not allowed to have the key prosecution witness, convicted murderer James Martin Cahill, examined psychologically or psychiatrically. O'Rourke cited medical notes indicating Cahill's paranoia and hallucinations, and claimed that without a proper medical assessment the witness's testimony could not be reliably relied upon.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Gary Campion brings appeals against two separate convictions for murder. Procedural stage: appeal. Findings: Found guilty
When:
- November 29 2002 Hearing Or Sentence
- September 16, 2006 Hearing Or Sentence
- November 15, 2007 Hearing Or Sentence
- May 28, 2009 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2015-03-10 Publication
Why: Counsel for Campion, Martin O'Rourke SC, submitted to the Court of Appeal today that the trial for the murder of Mr Fitzgerald should not have been allowed to proceed because the defence were not in a position to have a key prosecution witness psychologically or psychiatrically examined. Prosecution account reported by CNI
Case subjects
Appellant
Finding: Found guilty
Outcome: Found guilty; He was found guilty in two separate Central Criminal Court trials and was given two life sentences, first by Mr Justice Peter Charleton on November 15, 2007 and then by Mr Justice Paul Carney on May 28, 2009.
Places mentioned
- Pineview Gardens
- Limerick
- Central Criminal Court
- Court of Appeal
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