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Lifetime driving ban overturned after 16 years due to lack of repeat offenses
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Court of Appeal sets aside the lifetime driving disqualification imposed on a defendant for dangerous driving causing death, ruling that such a penalty is reserved for exceptional cases, typically involving repeat offenders. The original sentence, handed down by the High Court, included a suspended two-year prison term and a lifetime driving ban. The Court of Appeal, acknowledging the gravity of the offense but also the passage of time and the defendant's lack of prior traffic convictions, replaced the lifetime ban with a 20-year driving disqualification, dating back to the original sentencing date.
Court of Appeal, dangerous driving causing death, lifetime driving disqualification, suspended sentence, repeat offenders, unfitness to hold a driving licence, re-sentencing, Road Traffic Act 1961, Criminal Justice Act 1984, jurisprudence, exceptional circumstances, The People (at the suit of the Director of Public Prosecutions) v. Moran, Conroy v. Attorney General, O'Brien v. Coughlan, error in principle, disqualification from driving, intoxication, public safety.
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