Daniel Wyse loses appeal against heroin conviction

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Daniel Wyse’s appeal against his heroin conviction was dismissed by the Irish Court of Appeal, reported on 15 July 2020. He had received a ten-year sentence, with the final 18 months suspended, after conviction in the Circuit Criminal Court. The appeal against sentence remained pending.

The conviction arose from the discovery of approximately 248.5 grams of diamorphine, valued at about €37,275, in the passenger foot-well of a Vitara Jeep he was driving. The court rejected arguments concerning circumstantial evidence, exhibit labelling and the refusal to assign second counsel.