Case-subject index
Court reports mentioning Jarlath Higgins
This page indexes source-named court-report mentions. Legal stage and outcome are shown separately for each report.
2018-10-05
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Giving reasons for the court's decision today, Mr Justice John Edwards said the sentencing judge suspended the sentences on account of Higgins' significant mitigating factors including his previous good character and his good employment record. He said Higgins now had a criminal record and the sentence that was imposed still sent out a message to the community that his offending conduct is to be "deplored".
2018-10-01
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He was given wholly suspended sentences of two years and five months and disqualified from driving for three years by Judge Michael O'Shea on May 4, 2017. Counsel for the DPP, Kevin Segrave BL, submitted that Higgins' suspended sentence was "unduly lenient" because of the speeding involved, the alcohol and the fact that Higgins had ample opportunity to "cease and desist" long before he damaged the two patrol cars.