2021-02-22
Burglar given suspended sentence after being shot in face to be jailed after appeal
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: President of the Court of Appeal Mr Justice George Birmingham said Mikalajunas had travelled to Ireland to carry out well-planned burglaries of high-end goods, and imposed a sentence of two years and nine months. Having heard the medical evidence, the sentencing judge at the Circuit Criminal Court imposed a prison sentence of five years and six months, suspended in its entirety.