Case-subject index
This page indexes source-named court-report mentions. Legal stage and outcome are shown separately for each report.
2017-02-17
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Sentencing Handley to two years imprisonment on May 10, 2016, Judge Patrick McCartan said he was a good man with a blameless record but he should have been alert to the fact that he was becoming tired behind the wheel. Handley was re-sentenced to two years imprisonment but any unserved portion was suspended.
2017-01-16
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Sentencing Handley to two years imprisonment on May 10, 2016, Judge Patrick McCartan said he was a good man with a blameless record but he should have been alert to the fact that he was becoming tired behind the wheel. He said he was imposing the two year sentence "to send out the clear message to the community that fatigue must be a phenomenon in the minds of all drivers." He also banned Handley from driving for ten years.