2019-07-30
Sentence cut for biggest drugs haul in history of the State
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Not guilty
Finding: Found guilty
Outcome: Found guilty; Wanden successfully appealed the severity of his sentence today on grounds that 30 years imprisonment was "crushing" and disproportionate. Moving to appeal the severity of his sentence in March, Wanden's barrister, Brian McCartney SC, said his client's 30-year sentence was "crushing".