27 September 2022 Priya Vaidya 1237 Case Updates DPP v MR [2022] IECA 192 byPriya Vaidya The case: the respondent was a person with a long history of mental health issues. He had pleaded guilty to a number of offences: arson, assault causing harm, theft, assault, using or engaging in threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour and being intoxicated in a public place. The Director of Public Prosecutions sought a review of the sentences on the grounds that some of these were unduly lenient. To continue reading you must be an EWI member, become a member and access exclusive content. Already a member? Login Share Print Tags PsychiatrySentencing05. Rules and Regulations10. Report Writing Related articles Podcast Episode 7: Review of 2024 When expert evidence falls well below the standard of a competent expert witness EWI Refreshes Core Training offering Transparency and Open Justice Board Key Objectives An unsafe conviction with flawed DNA evidence Switch article Dr Y, Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service Previous Article Bitar v Bank of Beirut SAL [2022] EWHC 2163 (QB) Next Article Comments are only visible to subscribers.