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Man due to appeal drugs sentence seeks adjournment after judge tells counsel Court of Appeal has power to increase sentences
Summary
Philip McCarthy, 48, of Cabra Court, Thurles, was charged with possession of €43,000 worth of drugs after a vehicle stop at the Horse and Jockey Hotel in November 2011. He received a 10‑year sentence, with the final three years suspended, at Clonmel Circuit Criminal Court on 18 October 2013. In the Court of Appeal on 2 March 2015, Mr Justice George Birmingham informed counsel that the Court of Appeal can increase sentences and that no exceptional circumstances were found. McCarthy's counsel requested an adjournment, and the case was rescheduled for a later hearing.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Man due to appeal drugs sentence seeks adjournment after judge tells counsel Court of Appeal has power to increase sentences. Charges or matters: possessing €43,000 worth of drugs after gardaí stopped a vehicle at the Horse and Jockey Hotel in November 2011. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- November 2011 Incident
- October 18, 2013 Incident
- 2015-03-02 Publication
Case subjects
Appellant
Charges: possessing €43,000 worth of drugs after gardaí stopped a vehicle at the Horse and Jockey Hotel in November 2011 (Alleged Or Contested)
Outcome: He was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment with the final three suspended by Judge Thomas Teehan at Clonmel Circuit Criminal Court on October 18, 2013. Before proceedings began in the Court of Appeal today, Mr Justice George Birmingham told counsel for McCarthy, Martin O'Rourke SC, that the trial judge found there were no specific and exceptional circumstances relevant to McCarthy in the case but "still proceeded to impose an effective sentence of less than 10 years".; Counsel asked for an adjournment and the case was put back into the next list to fix dates.
Places mentioned
- Court of Appeal
- Clonmel
- Clonmel Circuit Criminal Court
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