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Court of Appeal quashes sentence for imposed for drugs offence where it was unduly lenient, and substitutes new sentence of 10 years, on the grounds that: (a) the offending in issue was sufficiently serious that the sentence imposed represented a substantial departure from what was to be expected; (b) a headline sentence of 15 years would be appropriate, and once the relevant factors were taken into account the sentence could not be below the presumptive minimum sentence of 10 years; and (c) there was no basis for concluding that the imposition of the presumptive minimum sentence would, in all the circumstances of the case, be unjust.
Offence: possession of drugs with a value of €13,000 or more, with an intention to supply, contrary to s. 15A of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977
Original sentence: seven years
Appeal by: prosecution on the grounds of undue leniency
Outcome: new sentence substituted of ten years
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