Sentencing guidelines - Totality / Consecutive

17 January 1991

Attorney General's Reference (No 1 of 1990)

Unduly lenient sentencing - wounding with intent - "glassing".

09 January 1991

Connolly v Crossmaglen Credit Union

14 December 1990

R v Mary Roisin Devlin

Making property available for terrorism - house made available for use as hide for explosives - knowledge of use made of house - whether 5 years imprisonment manifestly excessive.

28 November 1990

Ready Mixed Concrete v McCaffrey

28 November 1990

Sally v Michaux & Anr

17 October 1990

R v Kyle Ivan Orr

Sentencing - Infliction of grievous bodily harm on six week old child - Guidelines on range of sentence to be imposed - Whether sentence of 4 years manifestly excessive - Offences against The Person Act 1861, 18, 20.

31 July 1990

Fee v Raymill

27 April 1990

R v John Gary Breslin and Arthur Forbes

Possession of explosives and firearm with intent - appellants convicted of possession of a drogue bomb and automatic rifle with intent to endanger life - sentenced to 18 years imprisonment - whether sentence excessive - whether trial judge took irrelevant matters into consideration.

06 April 1990

Richardson v Toal

06 April 1990

R v William Desmond Gallagher

Rape of woman in own home - aggravating factors - whether sentence of 12 years excessive.

12 March 1990

Carlin v Scotch-Irish Trust

12 January 1990

R v Adrian Martin McGrath

Suspended sentence - offence committed towards end of operational period of two suspended sentences to which appellant subject to - whether account should be taken of proximity to end of suspended sentence.

12 December 1989

Attorney General's Reference (No.1 of 1989)

Sentencing - Rape- 5 years' imprisonment - victim aged 6 and half years - Whether sentence unduly lenient - Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c33), s36.

12 December 1989

R v Frederick George Charters

Sentencing - Incest - Aggravating factors - 9 years' imprisonment - whether sentence excessive - Punishment of Incest Act 1908 (c45).

08 December 1989

R v Peter England

Release on licence - subsequent offence - licence revoked and prisoner ordered to be returned to prison - poor record of appellant and tragic background and history.

27 November 1989

Clancy v Wine Inns Ltd

07 November 1989

Harte v Hughes

16 October 1989

R v Liam O'Reilly and Sean Joseph Montgomery

Possession of explosive substance - 10 years imprisonment - whether excessive - weight to be given to plea that accused acted under pressure - court misinformed as to maximum sentence for an offence.

10 October 1989

McGovern v Cathcart

21 September 1989

R v Philip Blaney, Brian Gerard Duffy, Robert Anthony Finlay, Francis Paul Green, Kevin Michael McShane, Mark Emmanuel McVicker, Sean Liam O'Neill, Patrick Pearse Voyle and Anthony McVarnock

Making of petrol bombs, hi-jacking and arson of vehicles - sentences of detention and imprisonment - appellant's previous clear records - whether sentences excessive.