2016-04-20 · Dublin
Cases dropped after High Court ruling on sentencing law
In 2016 the High Court ruled that parts of Section 99 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 were unconstitutional, meaning courts could no longer activate suspended sentences when a person re‑offended. As a result, the State asked for "no order" in two cases. Sonia Eglington, 23, had been sentenced in 2013 to four years with two suspended for falsely…