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Mayo man with 96 previous convictions fails in criminal damage appeal
Summary
A man with 96 previous convictions has failed in his appeal against a sentence for criminal damage imposed at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court. Anthony Foody, aged 37, from Greenhills Estate in Ballina, Co Mayo, pleaded guilty to criminal damage at a house in Ballina on 19 May 2015. He was sentenced to three years imprisonment with the final 18 months suspended by Judge Rory McCabe on 29 October 2015. The Court of Appeal dismissed his appeal against sentence on 9 June 2016, with the three-judge court finding the term imposed fell within the discretion of the trial judge. The court noted Foody's extensive criminal history and poor rehabilitation prospects. Justice Alan Mahon observed that the suspended portion of the sentence was designed as an incentive for reform. The appeal was dismissed without error identified in principle.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Mayo man with 96 previous convictions fails in criminal damage appeal. Charges or matters: criminal damage at a house in Ballina on May 19, 2015; criminal damage. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- May 19, 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
- October 29, 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2016-06-09 Publication
Case subjects
Appellant
Charges: criminal damage at a house in Ballina on May 19, 2015; criminal damage (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He was sentenced to three years imprisonment with the final 18 months suspended by Judge Rory McCabe on October 29, 2015. Foody had an appeal against sentence dismissed today with the Court of Appeal holding that the term imposed was within the Circuit Court judge's discretion.
Places mentioned
- Court of Appeal
- Castlebar
- Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court
- Greenhills Estate
- Ballina
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