2024-07-22
Violent criminal who stamped on man's head has sentence increased
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Delivering judgement at the Court of Appeal today, Court President Mr Justice George Birmingham said Judge Orla Crowe had erred in setting the headline sentence for Maguire at four years before reducing this to three years with the final six months suspended. Quashing the original term, Mr Justice Birmingham set a headline sentence of five years before imposing a sentence of three years and nine months with the final six months suspended, meaning Maguire will serve three years and three months in prison.