Case-subject index
Court reports mentioning Michael Collins
This page indexes source-named court-report mentions. Legal stage and outcome are shown separately for each report.
2024-11-05
Stage: Appeal
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; At the Court of Appeal on October 11 this year, defence counsel Michael Lynn said the overall sentence of 15 years with one year suspended imposed on Collins was "clearly disproportionate". He argued the 14 years handed down was "almost double" that imposed in other more severe cases and said it was contrary to the totality principle of sentencing. "We're saying the end result was manifestly excessive," he told the court, adding there were many aggravating factors that weren't present in the case, as Collins did not leave the scene and was not disqualified at the time.
2024-10-11
Stage: Appeal
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; At the Court of Appeal today, defence counsel Michael Lynn said the overall sentence of 15 years with one year suspended imposed on Collins was "clearly disproportionate". He argued the 14 years handed down was "almost double" that imposed in other more severe cases and said it was contrary to the totality principle of sentencing. "We're saying the end result was manifestly excessive," he said, adding there were many aggravating factors that weren't present in the case, as Collins did not leave the scene and was not disqualified at the time. "There were many factors that weren't present but many factors that were," said Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy, noting the car had travelled "against the flow of traffic" with "no headlights on" and there had been a "high speed c
2023-07-25
Stage: Appeal
Finding: Found guilty
Outcome: Found guilty; Collins was jailed for 14 years at Trim Circuit Court in July 2019 for causing the crash that claimed the life of Jillian Thornton seven years ago.
2023-05-19
Stage: Appeal
Finding: Found guilty
Outcome: Found guilty; Michael Collins (49) was jailed by Trim Circuit Court in July 2019 for causing the crash that claimed the life of Jillian Thornton seven years ago.