A Dublin man convicted of sexually abusing his partner’s daughter over an eight year period has failed in a bid to take his case to the Supreme Court.
Lawyers for convicted armed robber Christopher Griffin (39) had argued before the Court of Criminal Appeal that his case raised two points of “exceptional public importance” which required determination by the Supreme Court.
The appeal court of Mrs Justice Fidelma Macken presiding, sitting with Mr Justice Éamon de Valera and Mr Justice Paul Gilligan, ruled that neither issue could be considered suitable grounds on which to issue a certificate of referral to the Supreme Court.