2016-11-15
Criminal who "deliberately" hit garda motorcyclist during chase appeals 12-year sentence
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He was given consecutive sentences totalling 12 years imprisonment but when Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin indicated that he would suspend the final two years, O'Driscoll shouted from the dock that he could "f*** off". Opening an appeal against sentence today, O'Driscoll's barrister, Elizabeth O'Connell SC, submitted that the Circuit Court judge erred in imposing consecutive sentences and that not enough credit was given for the guilty plea.