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Court of Appeal allows in part an appeal from the Circuit Court, and suspends a portion of a sentence for a threat to cause criminal damage, such that the total to be served concurrently on that offence and an offence of robbery amounts to four and a half years imprisonment.
Offence: Burglary; threat to cause criminal damage
Original sentence: Seven years imprisonment, final two and a half years suspended; Five years imprisonment
Attempted robbery of stables - offender caught by occupant - threat of retaliation - 56 previous convictions - apology - victim impact statement - personal circumstances of offender - probation report - psychiatrist report - history of alcohol and drug use - offence while on bail for other serious offences - whether headline sentence excessive - mitigating factors.
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