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Serial offender who left businessman to die during car theft gets five-year term for earlier crime spree

Date
2024-11-27

Stage
Appeal

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

In an appeal hearing, Keith McCormick (23) of La Touche Drive, Bluebell, Dublin 12 and Riverview, Church Road, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15, who pleaded guilty to possession of drugs for sale or supply on May 12, 2020, and other charges including burglary, unlawful use of a vehicle, possession of stolen property, and driving without a licence or insurance between September 2020 and May 2021, had his sentence reviewed. McCormick, who has 44 previous convictions, was previously sentenced in February to a three-year and two-month prison term with the final 12 months suspended for his role in a series of offences on January 23, 2022, during which a man died. Judge Orla Crowe imposed a global sentence of six years and six months, suspending the final 15 months on strict conditions, including keeping the peace and being of good behaviour for two years and engaging with the Probation Service for 12 months upon release. Adam Murphy (23) of Cherry Orchard Crescent, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was handed a 12-year sentence with the final two-and-a-half years suspended on strict conditions. The matter was adjourned for further consideration.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Serial offender who left businessman to die during car theft gets five-year term for earlier crime spree. Charges or matters: possession of drugs for sale or supply on May 12, 2020; manslaughter and was handed a 12-year sentence with the final two-and-a-half years suspended on strict conditions. Procedural stage: appeal

When:

May 12, 2020 Incident
September 2020 Incident
May 2021 Incident
January 23, 2022 Incident
January 28, 2022 Other
June 2027 Hearing Or Sentence
September 30, 2020 Other
December 27, 2020 Other
January 10, 2021 Incident
January 2021 Incident
May 21, 2022 Other
2024-11-27 Publication

Case subjects

Adam Murphy

Co Accused

Charges: manslaughter and was handed a 12-year sentence with the final two-and-a-half years suspended on strict conditions (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Murphy of Cherry Orchard Crescent, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was handed a 12-year sentence with the final two-and-a-half years suspended on strict conditions.

Keith McCormick

Defendant

Charges: possession of drugs for sale or supply on May 12, 2020; manslaughter and was handed a 12-year sentence with the final two-and-a-half years suspended on strict conditions (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: In February, McCormick was handed a three-year and two month prison sentence with the final 12 months suspended for his role in a series of offences on January 23, 2022 during which a man died. She imposed a global sentence of six years and six months before she suspended the final 15 months on strict conditions including that McCormick keep the peace and be of good behaviour for two years and engage with the Probation Service for 12 months upon his release from prison.