Greg Crawford loses appeal against Limerick murder conviction

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Greg Crawford lost his appeal against his murder conviction in the Court of Appeal, reported on 16 February 2015. He was convicted of murdering Gareth Brosnan-Grant in Limerick and sentenced to life imprisonment by the Central Criminal Court in 2012. The appeal court dismissed all grounds, including arguments about the treatment of identification evidence. Crawford’s counsel had challenged the evidence identifying him, while the appeal court found that the jury had been properly directed on the risks of identification and recognition evidence. The court consequently dismissed the appeal.