Keith Meehan loses appeal against robbery sentence

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Keith Meehan’s appeal against a ten-year sentence for robbery was dismissed by the Court of Appeal on 11 December 2014. The sentence included three years suspended and followed six incidents involving five robberies and one attempted robbery, using an imitation firearm.

The court recorded that the offences involved a pharmacy, service station, Spar shop and bookmakers, with money stolen in each incident. It also noted Meehan’s serious drug addiction, 61 previous convictions and 16 previous robbery convictions.

The Court of Appeal held that the sentence was not excessive and that the trial judge had balanced the relevant mitigating factors appropriately.