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Another solid Court of Appeals ruling

  • 07-11-2016 6:53pm
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    Appalling case, good that the DPP appealed.

    http://www.rte.ie/news/2016/1107/829860-pearse-mcauley-pauline-tully/

    The Judgement noted that "McAuley's guilty plea was of limited value.
    This was a "clear case" and it might be said that McAuley was "caught red handed", Mr Justice Ryan said.
    Furthermore, it was not legitimate to "simply add" expressions of remorse onto a plea of guilty in the calculation of mitigating circumstances. "


    When it's been obvious that youre going to be convicted, its been standard to 1. plead guilty 2. express remorse, 3. say you were abused as a child...


    and judges simply suspended years for each. Glad that this is now less acceptable.


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