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Pair who murdered man 'over a few tablets' fail to convince appeal court they were 'accessories after the fact'

Summary

Two Dublin men, Stephen Tynan (46) and Raymond Fitzgerald (41), were convicted of murdering Andrew Guerrine, who was found with 20 stab wounds on a roadside. They pleaded not guilty and were sentenced to life imprisonment by Mr Justice Michael White in December 2018. In a Court of Appeal hearing on 11 April 2025, Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy rejected all grounds of appeal. The appeal argued that the men were accessories after the fact and that evidence such as CCTV footage, ANPR data and a voluntary caution statement were inadmissible or unreliable. The judge found the evidence admissible and the defendants' statements lawful, and concluded that the trial judge had properly instructed the jury on the possible verdicts. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed and the convictions remain in force.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Pair who murdered man 'over a few tablets' fail to convince appeal court they were 'accessories after the fact'. Procedural stage: appeal

When:

• May 22 Hearing Or Sentence
• May 23, 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
• May 23 Hearing Or Sentence
• December 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
• June 5, 2015 Incident
• 2025-04-11 Publication

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Stage Appeal

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