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On-bail accused spat whiskey and stole phones
Summary
Michai Wisniewski, a 36‑year‑old Polish national with no fixed abode, pleaded guilty in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to robbing two mobile phones from Pizza Macs in East Wall on 30 August 2017. He entered the restaurant visibly intoxicated, carrying a bottle of whiskey, attempted to order food but could not speak English, drank the bottle, and spat the remaining whiskey onto the floor. During a commotion that followed when another man entered, Wisniewski assaulted a staff member and fled with two phones, one of which was later recovered. He was on bail at the time, having previously received a nine‑month suspended sentence for public‑order offences. Judge Martina Baxter sentenced him to 18 months imprisonment back‑dated to 29 October 2017, suspended the balance of the sentence on the condition of good behaviour, and noted his early guilty plea, remorse, cooperation with Gardaí and the difficulty of imprisonment for a foreign national.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: On-bail accused spat whiskey and stole phones. Charges or matters: the robbery of mobile phones at Pizza Macs, East Wall, Dublin, on August 30, 2017. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- August 30, 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
- October 29, 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2018-12-10 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: the robbery of mobile phones at Pizza Macs, East Wall, Dublin, on August 30, 2017 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Martina Baxter sentenced Wisniewski to 18 months imprisonment backdated to October 29, 2017, the day he first went into custody and suspended the balance of the sentence on the condition that he keep the peace and be of good behaviour. Wisniewski was on bail at the time of the offence after receiving a nine month suspended sentence for public order offences.
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