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Court reports mentioning Eoin Hannan

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2024-07-30

Harasser who claimed he was jailed for 'mistakenly sending romantic letters to the wrong girl' fails in appeal

Stage: Appeal

Plea: Guilty

Finding: Convicted

Outcome: Convicted; Hannan went on to reference recent sexual assault cases in which the sentence imposed was similar or less than his own. "I'm saying like for like, they got lesser sentences than I did," he claimed. Hannan said his conviction was for a non-violent offence, which was "romantic rather than sinister" and "based on a case of mistaken identity". "Again I'd say I don't believe the gardaí should have been involved in the early stages because it was not a criminal matter to send a letter to a girl," he said. "For the reasons outlined, I would beg you to commute or suspend the rest of my sentence." Eoin Lawlor BL, for the State, suggested to the court that the jail terms imposed were balanced sentences that gave "a great deal of consideration" to the effect the offences had on the victim and to Ha

2024-06-25

Man appeals jail sentence for 'mistakenly sending romantic letters to wrong girl'

Stage: Appeal

Plea: Guilty

Finding: Convicted

Outcome: Convicted; At the Court of Appeal today Hannan, who represented himself, argued that the sentence had been unduly severe and alleged there had been inaccuracies in an expert report at the time. Hannan said his conviction was for a non-violent offence which was "romantic rather than sinister" and "based on a case of mistaken identity". "Again I'd say I don't believe the gardaí should have been involved in the early stages because it was not a criminal matter to send a letter to a girl," he said. "For the reasons outlined I would beg you to commute or suspend the rest of my sentence." Eoin Lawlor BL, for the State, suggested to the court that the jail terms imposed were balanced sentences that gave "a great deal of consideration" to the effect the offences had on the victim and to Hann