Appeal court finds life sentence 'safe' for Dublin rapist

A Dublin man appealing against his conviction and life sentence for the rape of his then partner's teenage daughter was found guilty after he received a fair trial, the Court of Criminal Appeal heard yesterday.

Today arguing that the conviction is safe, Counsel for the DPP Ms Deirdre Murphy SC told the CCA that a jury unanimously found 38-year-old Christopher Griffin, who was described as a life-long criminal, guilty of the offence "based on the evidence they heard in the court".