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Bradley brothers get six month reduction in sentences
Summary
The Court of Criminal Appeal has reduced the sentences of Alan Bradley (40) and Wayne Bradley (35) by six months each following an appeal against convictions for conspiring to steal cash from Chubb Ireland on November 2, 2007, at Tesco, Celbridge, Co Kildare. Both men had previously pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. In April 2012, Judge Tony Hunt sentenced Alan Bradley to nine years with two years suspended and Wayne Bradley to seven years with 18 months suspended. Presiding Judge Mr Justice John MacMenamin found an error in principle in the original sentencing, noting that the trial judge appeared to start from the maximum ten-year penalty rather than assessing the case's position on the offending spectrum. Consequently, the appeal court determined that Alan Bradley's appropriate sentence was eight years with one-and-a-half years suspended. For Wayne Bradley, the court considered documentation regarding his health, including panic attacks and ankylosing spondylitis, and determined his appropriate sentence was six years with one year suspended. The court also congratulated gardai on their investigative work which prevented the commission of a more serious crime. The brothers had been involved in an attempted raid directed by the late Eamon Dunne, targeting a van containing nearly one million euro.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Bradley brothers get six month reduction in sentences. Charges or matters: conspiring to steal cash from Chubb Ireland on November 2, 2007 at Tesco, Celbridge Co Kildare. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- April 2012 Incident
- November 2, 2007 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2014-07-16 Publication
Why: Counsel submitted that because the trial judge regarded the maximum penalty as inadequate, he seemed to believe he was constrained in some way in giving the normal discount for a plea of guilty. CNI source report
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: conspiring to steal cash from Chubb Ireland on November 2, 2007 at Tesco, Celbridge Co Kildare (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Alan Bradley (40) and in the sentence of seven years with 18 months suspended imposed on his brother Wayne Bradley (35) by Judge Tony Hunt in April 2012. Having regard to documentation submitted on behalf of Wayne Bradley on his health and other issues, Mr Justice MacMenamin said the court considered the appropriate sentence was one of six years with one year suspended.
Convicted Person
Charges: conspiring to steal cash from Chubb Ireland on November 2, 2007 at Tesco, Celbridge Co Kildare (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: With regard to Wayne Bradley, he said it appeared to the court that the starting point for the sentence was predicated on the same point identified earlier, and in those circumstances the court considered there was an error in principle. Having regard to documentation submitted on behalf of Wayne Bradley on his health and other issues, Mr Justice MacMenamin said the court considered the appropriate sentence was one of six years with one year suspended.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
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