Judge refuses to deal with case as man arrives at court drunk

A young man facing the prospect of his first jail sentence turned up in Cork District Court in such an intoxicated condition that his case could not be dealt with yesterday morning.

Both his solicitor and probation officer confirmed their view that Wayne O’Connell, of 162 Pearse Rd, Ballyphehane, Cork, was under the influence of some intoxicant at a packed courtroom 3 at the Anglesea St courthouse yesterday.

Eddie Burke, solicitor, said O’Connell, who is aged around 20, was never in prison before.