Case-subject index
This page indexes source-named court-report mentions. Legal stage and outcome are shown separately for each report.
2021-07-19
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Patrick Curtis (39) of Bellman's Walk, Seville Place, Dublin 1, who was found to be the "top figure within" the Kinahan Cartel sub-cell, was jailed for 10 years for his role in the plot.
2020-08-31
Stage: Sentence
Outcome: Patrick Curtis (38) of Bellman's Walk, Seville Place, Dublin 1 was jailed for 10 years while his co-accused Smew (27) of Milner's Square, Shanowen Road, Santry, Dublin 9 was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in prison for their role in the plot to murder Patrick "Patsy" Hutch. The non-jury court imposed a final sentence of 12 years imprisonment with the last two years suspended on Curtis.; Passing sentence on Smew, Mr Justice Hunt observed that the plan to perform the murder was postponed due to the arrival of Storm Emma on these shores and Smew was arrested and remanded in custody in relation to a separate matter after the arrival of the storm.
2020-07-30
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Patrick Curtis and Smew are the last two men to be sentenced for their involvement in the plan to kill Mr Hutch – the older brother of the leader of the rival Hutch organised crime group. Michael Burns (43) was jailed for nine years whilst Stephen Curtis (32), the younger brother of Patrick Curtis, and Ciaran O'Driscoll (25) were both sentenced to five years each in prison for their role in the plot to murder Mr Hutch.; He was remanded in custody which effectively ended his role in the plot to kill Mr Hutch, said Mr Gillane.