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Balbriggan District Court round-up

Summary

At Balbriggan District Court, Judge Dermot Dempsey handed down a sentence to David Lawrence, who pleaded guilty to driving without insurance, no tax, and no NCT. Lawrence was sentenced to four months, which was suspended, and remanded on a peace bond for one year. He was also disqualified from driving for two years and fined €100 for driving without a licence. In a separate matter, Sean Lynch, charged with assault causing harm, had his case adjourned until September 1st for hearing at Swords District Court. Three men—Eoin Maguire, Cornelius Price, and Edward Price—were further remanded on continuing bail as DPP directions were not ready. They face charges including assault causing harm, production of an article, and reckless endangerment of a garda. James Ward, facing seven charges for inducing lodgements and payments related to non-existent tickets and phones, had a bench warrant issued for his arrest after failing to appear. Wojtek Jedrej, charged with possession of a knife and driving under the influence, was remanded for a May 16th hearing. Stephen Teeling, charged with possession of cannabis, was also remanded for a May 16th hearing.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Balbriggan District Court round-up. Charges or matters: assault causing harm; inducing a man to make a lodgement; inducing a woman to lodge; inducing another woman to lodge; inducing a person to make a payment; inducing a person to make a lodgement; driving without insurance; no tax; no NCT; driving without a driving licence; production of an article; reckless endangerment of a garda. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• December 20th, 2013 Incident
• December 22nd, 2013 Adjournment
• June 5th Adjournment
• January 18th, 2014 Adjournment
• May 16th Incident
• July 31st, 2011 Adjournment
• September 1st Adjournment
• August 22nd Other
• August 23rd Other
• June 4th Other
• May 27th Other
• June 17th Incident
• June 25th, 2012 Incident
• November 6th 2013 Incident
• August 26th, 2012 Incident
• 2014-04-24 Publication

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Topics

Drugs Road Traffic Stage Sentence Violent Crime

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