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Man (24) with 82 previous convictions is jailed for armed robbery
Summary
Nathan Coakley (24) has been sentenced to five years imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for his role in an armed robbery. Coakley, of Buckingham Street Upper, Dublin, pleaded guilty to possessing a kitchen knife during a hold-up at a Spar shop on Long Brook Quay on December 10, 2015. His accomplice carried an imitation firearm and assaulted a staff member when unable to access a time-locked safe. The raiders escaped with €6,114, which was never recovered. Judge Cormac Quinn imposed the five-year sentence with the final 18 months suspended, conditional on compliance with the Probation Services. The court noted that a victim, who has since relocated to Donegal, found the robbery traumatic. Coakley's previous convictions number 82, predominantly for road traffic offences, though Judge Quinn acknowledged his recent achievement in becoming drug-free and noted the absence of prior violent crime convictions.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Man (24) with 82 previous convictions is jailed for armed robbery. Charges or matters: having a knife at the time of the robbery at Long Brook Quay, Dublin on December 10, 2015. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- December 10, 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2017-12-15 Publication
Why: The staff opened up one safe which contained the cash tills but couldn't open the second safe because it was time-locked. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: having a knife at the time of the robbery at Long Brook Quay, Dublin on December 10, 2015 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He suspended the last 18 months of a five-year sentence on condition he comply with the Probation Services for that period.
Places mentioned
Topics
Drugs Road Traffic Stage Sentence Theft Violent Crime
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