Answering Appeal, Attorney General Says Brendan Depa's Adult Sentence for Beating Teacher's Aide Was Deserved

Answering Appeal, Attorney General Says Brendan Depa's Adult Sentence for Beating Teacher's Aide Was Deserved

Answering the appeal of Brendant Depa’s conviction to five years in prison and 15 years on probation for assaulting his teacher’s aide at Matanzas High School in February 2023, the Attorney General’s Office in a 25-page brief argued that Circuit Judge Terence Perkins did not abuse his discretion when he imposed an adult sentence in Augsut 2024, as the defense argued in its appeal. The post Answering Appeal, Attorney General Says Brendan Depa’s A…

DPP to appeal coercive control sentence - The Clare Champion

The Director of Public Prosecutions has decided to appeal a three year and two month sentence handed out to Martin Gooney of Riverview in Scariff for the coercive control and sexual assault of a woman. Speaking to The Clare Champion this week, the woman, who does not wish to be identified is seeking a meeting with the Minister for Justice, Jim O’Callaghan (FF), to discuss improvements in the justice system concerning coercive control. “What affe…