2017-10-23
Youth who robbed parked motorist has balance of six-year sentence suspended
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He was sentenced at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court to six years imprisonment with the final two suspended by Judge Tom O'Donnell on May 3, 2016. Mr Justice Peart, who sat with Mr Justice George Birmingham and Mr Justice Alan Mahon, imposed a new six year sentence but suspended the balance as of November 14 next. "The period between today and that date is to enable practical arrangements so as to ensure, in so far as possible, having turned a corner, he can continue on the straight road ahead Fr O'Riordan certainly considers him capable of." Higgins was required to enter into a good behaviour bond and he undertook to be so bound.