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Irish sex offender told to 'go live in a tent', extradition appeal hears
Summary
A man from Crossmolina, County Mayo, has appealed his extradition to the United States, where he faces allegations of breaching bail conditions related to a previous conviction for attempting to entice a child for indecent purposes. Martin Jude Wall, aged 46, was convicted in Georgia in 2012 after pleading guilty to sending explicit images to what he believed was a thirteen-year-old girl during an undercover police operation. He subsequently fled to Ireland while on probation. The High Court ordered his extradition in October last year. At the Court of Appeal hearing, Wall's counsel argued that Georgia's sex offender legislation, which restricts residence within 300 metres of areas frequented by children, rendered him homeless and subject to inhumane conditions. The Attorney General's counsel contended that Wall would face imprisonment rather than homelessness upon return. Judgment has been reserved.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Irish sex offender told to 'go live in a tent', extradition appeal hears. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- October 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
- February 2012 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2022-02-08 Publication
Why: At the Court of Appeal today Shane Costelloe SC, for Wall, said the main reason his client left the US was because of Georgia's strict sex offenders legislation. CNI source report
Case subjects
Appellant
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: In response, Patrick McGrath SC, for the Attorney General, said Mr Justice Burns had been entitled to reach his decision and that Wall was being returned to the US "to serve a sentence of imprisonment". "This is not a case where the appellant would be required to live in tent," he said. "The likely outcome in this case is that he would receive a period of detention." Judgment has been reserved.; Wall, who was remanded in custody last November, later launched an appeal against Mr Justice Burns' decision, claiming the judge failed "to carry out any further analysis as to whether the appellant would be subject to inhumane and degrading treatment" on his return to the US.
Places mentioned
- Court of Appeal
- High Court
- The High Court
Topics
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