Eoin Reynolds
A man who transported more than 2.5 million worth of cannabis to reduce his gambling debt by 13,000 has failed in an appeal against the severity of his nine-year prison sentence.
George Finglas, with an address on the North Circular Road, Dublin 7, pleaded guilty last year to possession of more than 128kg of cannabis for the purpose of sale or supply. He appealed the severity of his sentence on the basis that it was excessive.
Ms Justice Tara Burns delivered the judgement of the three-judge Court of Appeal on Tuesday, rejecting all grounds of appeal. She said that the sentencing judge had made no error in principle in setting the nine-year sentence and found the sentence was not disproportionate.
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On February 2nd,…
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