Former Sinn Féin councillor Jonathan Dowdall ‘duped’, lawyers tell Court of Appeal

The judge pointed out that there were “elements of unreality” about some of the arguments advanced in the submissions. “This is a person who pleaded guilty to an offence and someone who came before the court having been convicted of a very serious offence in the past and had served a substantial sentence, could he have had any expectation of doing better than he did?” asked the judge.

“A person who wants to cross that Rubicon should be aware that courts recognise the huge and significant life changes that flow from that,” he added. However, counsel for the DPP Sean Gillane SC said he could not consent to the application and that it was “patently unnecessary” as the sentencing court had accepted the “dire consequences” of Dowdall.

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