Man with 423 convictions has robbery sentence cut

A man with 423 previous convictions has had his sentence for robbery reduced after “problems” were identified in the sentencing process.

Anthony O’Sullivan, aged 29, of Araglen Court, Togher, Cork, had pleaded guilty to robbery and attempted robbery at a shop in Cork City on January 13, 2014.

He was sentenced at Cork Circuit Criminal Court to five years’ imprisonment with the final year suspended by Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin on February 23, 2015. O’Sullivan successfully appealed his sentence yesterday and was accordingly resentenced to four years imprisonment, with the final year suspended.