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Donegal chiropractor has five-year sentence for violent burglary reduced to two on appeal
Summary
A Letterkenny chiropractor has had his sentence for burglary reduced on appeal. Kevin Ginty, aged 47, pleaded guilty to burgling the home of a woman with whom he had been in a relationship. He was initially sentenced to five years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court in July 2013 for the offence committed in April 2010. The Court of Appeal has now reduced the sentence to two years, to run from the date of his conviction. The court found that insufficient weight had been given to Ginty's lack of previous convictions and his standing in the community. Whilst acknowledging the seriousness of the burglary, which involved an assault on the woman in her own home, the appellate court determined that a two-year custodial sentence was more proportionate for a first-time offender in cases of this nature.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Donegal chiropractor has five-year sentence for violent burglary reduced to two on appeal. Charges or matters: burglary at the home of a woman he had been in a two year relationship with on April 4 2010. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- April 4 2010 Incident
- July 22 2013 Incident
- July 15 2013 Incident
- 2014-12-13 Publication
Why: As the woman was making her way to a neighbour's house her phone rang and during that call her phone went dead because Ginty had come up behind her, put his arm around her and proceeded to drag her back into the house, the judge said. CNI source report
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: burglary at the home of a woman he had been in a two year relationship with on April 4 2010 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He was sentenced to five years imprisonment by Mr Justice Paul Carney at the Central Criminal Court on July 22 2013. The court took the view that Ginty's sentence was out of line with sentences typically imposed in cases of this nature.
Places mentioned
- Court of Appeal
- Central Criminal Court
- St Columba's Terrace
- Letterkenny
- Donegal
Topics
Burglary Stage Appeal Violent Crime
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