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Woman with 182 previous convictions has two thirds of theft sentence suspended on appeal
Summary
Patricia Ducie, 50, of Gardiner Street Lower, Mountjoy, Dublin 1, had pleaded guilty in the District Court to 22 charges, including 12 thefts, four possession of stolen property, five failures to appear after bail, and one possession of an article intended for theft. The District Court, on 18 March 2025, imposed an 18‑month sentence with two months suspended. On appeal, the court noted Ducie's 182 previous convictions and the specific incidents: a €1,100 theft of liquor from a Tesco in Celbridge on 27 January, arrests with a man in a bush, and two separate thefts of €132 and €100 worth of chocolates from Butlers Chocolates Cafes. Other thefts involved Evoke, Marks & Spencer and Tribe stores. The appeals court, hearing arguments from defence counsel Seosaimhin Ni Chathasaigh BL, suspended 12 months of the 18‑month term, leaving Ducie with a 6‑month custodial sentence.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Woman with 182 previous convictions has two thirds of theft sentence suspended on appeal. Charges or matters: the charges in the District Court and was appealing the charges on severity alone. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- January 27 Incident
- March 18, 2025 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2025-05-06 Publication
Case subjects
Appellant
Charges: the charges in the District Court and was appealing the charges on severity alone (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: All of these cases were considered together in the District Court on March 18, 2025, where the judge imposed a sentence of 18 months with two months suspended. Ms Ni Chathasaigh told the presiding judge that Ducie has made genuine attempts at self-rehabilitation while she served a sentence in the Dochas centre and she is now free of all illicit substances.
Places mentioned
- The District Court
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