The Supreme Court has declared that the seizure and search of a computer at Patrick Quirke’s home, as part of investigations into the 2011 murder of Bobby Ryan, was unlawful.
The prosecution said during the appeal that the computer was used for internet searches on the rate of decomposition of human remains and on the limitations of forensic DNA.
Further legal argument is required regarding the effects of the Supreme Court’s ruling, Chief Justice Donal O’Donnell said on Monday.
