Letters sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions on behalf of struck-off solicitor Michael Lynn claimed the State was trying to “nail” an “innocent man” with “robust bloodlust”, the Court of Appeal has heard. He further submitted that Mr Lynn could, “in theory”, receive “21 consecutive sentences” if found guilty, leaving him with a sentence in the 30 year range. In one of the letters, the court heard, a former solicitor of Mr Lynn told the DPP that his client was an “innocent man” and the State were trying to “nail Mr Lynn” with “robust bloodlust”. It wasn’t the sort of language one finds in correspondence from an officer of the court, Mr Justice Birmingham said. Mr Justice Birmingham, who sat with Mr Justice John Edwards and Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy, said the court would reserve its judgment.

Source: The Irish Times April 30, 2019 21:11 UTC