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Man claimed he was on "drinking" session and didn't know about half-tonne of fertiliser in back of van
Summary
A Cork man has been granted a date to appeal his conviction for membership of an unlawful organisation. Martin McHale, aged 54, was found guilty by the Special Criminal Court in 2017 following an incident in Monaghan in November 2013. He had claimed to gardaí that he travelled to the county for a social occasion and was unaware of fertiliser in the van he was driving. The court rejected his account, finding he had full knowledge of the contents and was a trusted transporter of the material. McHale was sentenced to four-and-a-half years imprisonment in February 2017. His appeal hearing has been scheduled for 19 July and is expected to last approximately half a day. McHale was not present at the Court of Appeal procedural hearing in Dublin.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Man claimed he was on "drinking" session and didn't know about half-tonne of fertiliser in back of van. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- November 2nd, 2013 Incident
- February 22, 2017 Incident
- July 19 Incident
- 2018-03-08 Publication
Case subjects
Appellant
Places mentioned
- Special Criminal Court
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