Case-subject index

Court reports mentioning James O'Donovan

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2016-06-24

Dangerous driver has "unusually severe" sentence cut

Stage: Appeal

Plea: Not guilty

Finding: Found guilty

Outcome: Found guilty; O'Donovan successfully appealed his sentence today with the Court of Appeal deeming it "unduly severe" and finding that the Circuit Court erred in treating his defence as an aggravating factor. Mr Justice Birmingham, who sat with Mr Justice John Edwards and Mr Justice Alan Mahon, imposed a five year sentence with the final year suspended in order to incentivise rehabilitation.

2016-06-20

Dangerous driver "sought to blame" girlfriend for crash that killed her

Stage: Appeal

Plea: Not guilty

Finding: Found guilty

Outcome: Found guilty; Potts." Opening an appeal against conviction and sentence, O'Donovan's barrister, Damien Colgan SC, said his side couldn't give a definitive answer to how the accident took place and there were conflicting opinions from two forensic collision experts.