DPP cannot challenge quashing of woman's sentence for theft of toys

Judicial reviews must be initiated within three months of a disputed decision but DPP sought judicial review five months after the circuit court decision of November 19, 2019

The woman had been convicted and sentenced before the district court in July 2019. File picture: iStock

A High Court judge has refused to give the DPP the necessary extension of time to challenge a decision overturning a woman’s two-month prison sentence for theft of toys worth less than €100.

Judicial reviews must be initiated within three months of a disputed decision but the DPP sought judicial review five months after the circuit court decision of November 19, 2019.