The Court of Appeal has extended the time for Cillian Barry to appeal an eight-year sentence for possessing heroin for sale or supply. The court found that he had provided a proper and reasonable explanation for the delay and that his proposed grounds were cogently arguable. It did not decide whether those grounds should succeed.
Court of Appeal extends time for Cillian Barry to appeal drug sentence
The court accepted an explanation for the delay linked partly to a learning disability and allowed an appeal to proceed, without deciding whether the sentence should change.
Who, what, where, when and why
- Who
- Cillian Barry (Applicant)
- What
The court accepted an explanation for the delay linked partly to a learning disability and allowed an appeal to proceed, without deciding whether the sentence should change.
- Where
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- When
Judgment:
- Why
Reasons reported in the judgment
The Court of Appeal has extended the time for Cillian Barry to appeal an eight-year sentence for possessing heroin for sale or supply. The court found that he had provided a proper and reasonable explanation for the delay and that his proposed grounds were cogently arguable. It did not decide whether those grounds should succeed.
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