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Drogheda criminal Paul Crosby has arson sentence reduced
Summary
Paul Crosby, a 25‑year‑old from Rathmullen Park, Drogheda, with 40 prior convictions, had his original five‑year arson sentence reduced to three years and six months, with the final six months suspended, by the Court of Appeal. The offence involved the 2019 arson of a stolen Volkswagen Polo, which was jump‑started by Crosby and two others, driven to a field, and set on fire. He pleaded guilty and was initially sentenced by a Dundalk Circuit judge to five years, the last six months suspended. The appeal argued the original seven‑year headline was excessive, citing the remote location of the fire and Crosby's early guilty plea. The Court of Appeal agreed, quashing the original sentence and imposing the reduced term, while requiring Crosby to bond for good behaviour for 12 months and remain under probation supervision for six months. The decision was based solely on the facts presented in the case.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Drogheda criminal Paul Crosby has arson sentence reduced. Charges or matters: arson and a judge at Dundalk Circuit Criminal Court sentenced him to five years imprisonment with the final six months suspended. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- May 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
- April 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
- May 10, 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
- February 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
- November 10, 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2021-05-26 Publication
Case subjects
Appellant
Charges: arson and a judge at Dundalk Circuit Criminal Court sentenced him to five years imprisonment with the final six months suspended (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He pleaded guilty to arson and a judge at Dundalk Circuit Criminal Court sentenced him to five years imprisonment with the final six months suspended. Mr Justice Seamus Woulfe at the three-judge Court of Appeal today reduced the sentence to three years and six months with the final six months suspended.
Places mentioned
- Court of Appeal
- Dundalk
- Dundalk Circuit Criminal Court
- Central Criminal Court
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