2018-07-02
Man (21) has 10-year sentence for aggravated burglary upheld
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He was given a total ten year sentence with the final 18 months suspended by Judge Tom O'Donnell at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court on May 5, 2017. At one stage during the appeal hearing, President of the Court of Appeal Mr Justice George Birmingham asked whether the court should consider increasing O'Donnell's sentence given recent guidance offered by the court on sentencing in burglary cases.