Garrett Smith loses manslaughter sentence appeal

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Garrett Smith’s appeal against his manslaughter sentence was dismissed by the Court of Appeal on 4 July 2024. The Central Criminal Court had sentenced him to 14 years and six months, with the final 12 months suspended, for manslaughter and violent disorder after an attack in Kilkenny.

The appeal court found the sentencing judge had acted within the proper range in setting a 16-year headline sentence and accounting for mitigating factors. It also held that Smith’s intoxication did not reduce his moral culpability for the manslaughter and violent disorder offences.