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'He deserves little or no mercy': 12-year sentence for 'extremely violent' burglar
Summary
Judge Martin Nolan imposed a 12‑year prison sentence on Michael "Mikey" Greene (20) for a series of extremely violent robberies and burglaries. Greene beat a couple with a wrench in their home, struck an office worker with a hammer, and held a broken bottle to a man in his seventies. He also used a hammer to assault a sales clerk, attacked workers with scissors, and broke into a private house, hitting the occupants with a wrench. Greene pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery, burglary and assault, and had 51 prior convictions. The judge noted Greene's youth, guilty pleas, chronic drug addiction and some remorse as reasons for suspending three years of the sentence. The court heard that Greene's violent acts caused physical and psychological harm to the victims, but no victim impact statements were read into the record.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: 'He deserves little or no mercy': 12-year sentence for 'extremely violent' burglar. Charges or matters: aggravated robbery at Talltec engineering, Jamestown industrial estate on November 17, 2020. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- November 17, 2020 Incident
- November 20 Incident
- November 21, 2020 Incident
- November 19 Incident
- November 17 Incident
- 2021-10-20 Publication
Why: Suspending three years of a 12-year prison term, Judge Nolan said that the only reason he was doing this was because of Greene's youth and that "the courts always hope for reform". CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: aggravated robbery at Talltec engineering, Jamestown industrial estate on November 17, 2020 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Photo: Collins) A judge has said a criminal who carried out a string of extremely violent robberies and burglaries "deserves little or no mercy" as he imposed a 12-year sentence.
Places mentioned
- La Touche Road
- Dublin
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- JFK Industrial estate
- Dublin
- South Circular Road
Topics
Burglary Drugs Stage Sentence Theft Violent Crime
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