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Dublin man convicted of manslaughter goes back to jail over €34 pizza theft
Summary
In 2014 a Dublin man, Kevin Walsh, aged 25, was sent back to jail after the Court of Criminal Appeal activated nine months of the suspended portion of his eight‑year manslaughter sentence. Walsh had originally been convicted of killing 20‑year‑old James Burke in 2005 and received an eight‑year sentence with five years suspended. In 2007 the appeal court increased the suspended portion to three years. Walsh had been required to keep the peace, remain under probation supervision and abstain from drugs or alcohol. In 2011 he pleaded guilty to stealing pizzas worth €34, a breach of his bond. The judge noted Walsh's sporadic attendance at the Tallaght Probation Project and his regular drug use while there. The court deemed his failure to comply with the probationary conditions serious and therefore invoked nine months of the suspended sentence, remanding him to the Circuit Court. Kevin Walsh pleaded not guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Dublin man convicted of manslaughter goes back to jail over €34 pizza theft. Charges or matters: murder and was convicted of manslaughter by a Central Criminal Court jury. Procedural stage: appeal. Findings: Convicted
When:
- December 2006 Hearing Or Sentence
- September 22 Hearing Or Sentence
- December 2007 Hearing Or Sentence
- February 2011 Adjournment
- October 2, 2009 Adjournment
- 2014-05-26 Publication
Why: He said in all circumstances of the case and because of Walsh's failure to comply with the probationary element of his bond, the court would invoke nine months of the suspended sentence from today and remand Walsh back to the Circuit Court. CNI source report
Case subjects
Appellant
Charges: murder and was convicted of manslaughter by a Central Criminal Court jury (Proven)
Plea: Not guilty
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; Kevin Walsh (25) with a last address at Ballycragh, Tallaght, was sentenced to eight years with five years suspended for killing 20-year-old James Burke on date unknown between September 22 and 26, 2005 at a green area close to the Liffey Valley Shopping Centre. He said in all circumstances of the case and because of Walsh's failure to comply with the probationary element of his bond, the court would invoke nine months of the suspended sentence from today and remand Walsh back to the Circuit Court.; Sentencing on that was adjourned and the matter was then returned to the Court of Criminal Appeal.
Places mentioned
Topics
Drugs Stage Appeal Theft Violent Crime
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