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Father-of-three may avoid jail for having stolen tractor
Summary
Jim Duffy, 45, of Dundalk, pleaded guilty in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possessing a stolen John Deere tractor between June and September 2013. The tractor, worth €50,000, was stolen from a Portlaoise farm on 29 May 2013 and later found on Duffy's farm in Hollywood Little, Ballyboughal North Dublin, with altered identifying features and a false UK registration plate. Duffy claimed the tractor had been left on his farm by a man who owed him money and denied ever taking it. He admitted the tractor was stolen but said he could not believe it. Judge Melanie Greally, noting Duffy's lack of serious convictions, adjourned the case to 14 June and ordered a community service report to be prepared by the Probation Service. The case remains pending.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Father-of-three may avoid jail for having stolen tractor. Charges or matters: being in possession of a stolen John Deere tractor on dates between June and September 2013. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- September 2013 Incident
- May 29, 2013 Incident
- June 14 Adjournment
- August 2013 Adjournment
- November 2013 Other
- 2016-04-05 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: being in possession of a stolen John Deere tractor on dates between June and September 2013 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Melanie Greally said the only reason she was not imposing an immediate custodial sentence was Duffy's lack of serious convictions. She adjourned the case to June 14 next and ordered that a community service report be prepared by the Probation Service for that date.; She adjourned the case to June 14 next and ordered that a community service report be prepared by the Probation Service for that date.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
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