The Court of Criminal Appeal has set October 13th to hear submissions on whether former disc jockey, Mr Vincent Connell, is entitled to apply for a certificate of a miscarriage of justice in his case. In 1995, that court quashed Mr Connell's 1991 conviction in the Central Criminal Court for the murder of Ms Patricia Furlong (21), Dundrum, Dublin, at Glencullen, Co Dublin, in July 1982.
Mr Connell is applying under Section 9 of the Criminal Procedure Act for a certificate of a miscarriage of justice in relation to his conviction for the murder of Ms Furlong. Under Section 9, a person can institute proceedings seeking compensation from the State.