2016-04-12
10-year jail sentence for man caught with recently criminalised drug
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: As it was his second conviction for a similar drug offence, a mandatory minimum sentence of ten years had to be imposed. Judge Elma Sheahan said today in sentencing Larrissey that due to the seriousness of the offence and the quantity of the drugs involved, a ten year sentence would be appropriate in this case even if it was not mandatory.