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Court reports mentioning the name Garret Smith

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2024-01-24 · Kilkenny

Killer who beat man to point he was unrecognisable argues sentence was too severe

Garret Smith, 35, was sentenced to 13½ years in prison after a jury found him guilty of manslaughter for stamping Edward 'Liam' O'Sullivan to death in Kilkenny in 2020. The jury had deemed Smith too intoxicated to intend murder, leading to a manslaughter verdict. Smith denied the murder charge and accepted the verdict, though he argued the…

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2022-12-19 · Kilkenny

Killer should welcome manslaughter verdict 'like drowning man clinging to a life raft', judge says

In a High Court sentencing hearing on 19 December 2022, Mr Justice Tony Hunt sentenced 35‑year‑old Garret Smith to 14 years 6 months' imprisonment, with 12 months suspended, for the manslaughter of 46‑year‑old Edward "Liam" O'Sullivan. Smith was found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter because he was too intoxicated to intend the…

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