Case-subject index

Court reports mentioning Kenneth Cummins

This page indexes source-named court-report mentions. Legal stage and outcome are shown separately for each report.

2017-03-23

"Brazen, hard-nosed liar" serving life for murder has appeal dismissed

Stage: Appeal

Plea: Not guilty

Outcome: Ms Cummins was found guilty by a jury at the Central Criminal Court and was given the mandatory life sentence by Mr Justice Tony Hunt on November 20, 2015.

2016-05-25

Life sentence for man who murdered "mentally challenged" 63-year-old

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Not guilty

Outcome: Upon handing down sentence, Mr Justice Tony Hunt said this was a case "where the current situation is" that Mr Cummins pleaded guilty, albeit at a late stage, to a charge of murder. "That is the position it is in now and Mr Cummins wants it to be otherwise. Mr Justice Hunt told the court that while it could be said that Mr Cummins was not part of "an ongoing abuse of Mr Horan", the deceased did have a "long hard death at the hands of both individuals." The judge concluded by saying that Mr Cummins had "very properly pleaded guilty" and he then imposed a life sentence which he backdated to January 8 2014.

2015-11-30