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Wexford man loses appeal against conviction for demanding money
Summary
Noel Smith otherwise Smyth, 53, of Manomolin, Gorey, was convicted of harassment, making an unwarranted demand with menaces and money laundering between April and June 2009. He pleaded not guilty at Wicklow Circuit Criminal Court, was found guilty by a jury and sentenced to nine years' imprisonment, with the final three years suspended by Judge Gerard Giffin on 7 April 2014. The prosecution argued that a named individual received drugs from Smith about fifteen times and was pressured by Smith to pay for them; the individual had gone to his mother for money in summer 2008 and entered rehab in March 2009. Smith's appeal was dismissed by the Court of Appeal, which found the trial satisfactory and the conviction safe. The appeal was rejected on grounds including telephone records, search warrants and the alleged hoax bomb device found under a mother‑of‑three's car in June 2009.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Wexford man loses appeal against conviction for demanding money. Charges or matters: harassment, making an unwarranted demand with menaces and money laundering between April and June 2009. Procedural stage: appeal. Findings: Found guilty
When:
- June 2009 Hearing Or Sentence
- April 7, 2014 Hearing Or Sentence
- March 2009 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2016-05-30 Publication
Case subjects
Appellant
Charges: harassment, making an unwarranted demand with menaces and money laundering between April and June 2009 (Proven)
Plea: Not guilty
Finding: Found guilty
Outcome: Found guilty; He was found guilty by a jury and sentenced to nine years imprisonment with the final three suspended by Judge Gerard Giffin on April 7, 2014.
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