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Part-time RTE caterer has violent disorder sentence suspended on appeal
Summary
Dylan Paul, 22, was jailed for violent disorder at an 18th birthday party in Harold's Cross and for sending a menacing text in November 2011. He was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment by Judge Pat McCartan on 27 June 2013. In February 2016 the Court of Appeal quashed that sentence and imposed a suspended 18‑month term, requiring Paul to carry out 210 hours of community service within 12 months, pay €1,000 to the Forever Angels UK Charity, and keep the peace and be of good behaviour during the suspension. The appeal was based on the original judge's concern that Paul had not named names and had declined to do so, leading to a significant custodial sentence. Paul had been employed part‑time as a caterer for Baxter Storey in RTE and had no prior convictions at sentencing. The court noted his later involvement in a cannabis offence but did not impose immediate incarceration. Dylan Paul pleaded guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Part-time RTE caterer has violent disorder sentence suspended on appeal. Charges or matters: violent disorder at Harold's Cross, in the capital and to sending a menacing message in November 2011. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- November 2011 Hearing Or Sentence
- June 27, 2013 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2016-02-05 Publication
Case subjects
Appellant
Charges: violent disorder at Harold's Cross, in the capital and to sending a menacing message in November 2011 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: When Paul declined to do so, a "significant" custodial sentence was imposed, Mr Justice George Birmingham said. Mr Justice Biringham, who sat with Mr Justice Garrett Sheehan and Mr Justice Alan Mahon, said the court believed a suspended sentence hanging over Paul's head would act as a "sword of Damocles".
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Topics
Drugs Stage Appeal Violent Crime
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