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Thu 11 Nov 2002Court sentences with in-built review dates under questionThe practice of imposing sentences in criminal cases with an in-built review date may not be constitutional and should be reconsidered. The matter arose in a review by the Committee on Court Practice and Procedure of the early release of Mr Philip Sheedy.His early release, following his conviction for drunk driving, resulting in the death of a Tallaght mother, produced a judicial scandal which led to the resignation of two judges, Supreme Court judge Mr Justice Hugh O'Flaherty and High Court judge Mr Justice Cyril Kelly.