Man convicted of drug dealing has sentence reduced

A 58-year-old Dublin man who was jailed for 10 years for possessing cannabis and ecstasy valued at over €200,000 has had his sentence reduced by four years on appeal.

Man convicted of drug dealing has sentence reduced

A 58-year-old Dublin man who was jailed for 10 years for possessing cannabis and ecstasy valued at over €200,000 has had his sentence reduced by four years on appeal.

The Court of Criminal Appeal this afternoon determined there had been an error in principle in the 10-year sentence imposed on former warehouse worker Noel Dowling by Judge Katherine Delahunt in November 2010.

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