Romeo Stanescu’s burglary sentence cut to two years

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Romeo Stanescu was re-sentenced to two years for burglary by the Court of Appeal on 9 March 2020. The offence involved €3,500 stolen from the Playwright bar in Kilkenny.

The court quashed his three-year sentence after finding that the offence had been placed too high on the seriousness scale. It imposed a headline sentence of three years and six months, reduced by 18 months for mitigation.

Stanescu had pleaded guilty at Kilkenny Circuit Criminal Court and had no previous convictions. The stolen money was not recovered, but the court found that the loss and some premeditation did not justify placing the burglary in the mid-range.