10 YEARS IN JAIL FOR STEALING A WALKMAN; Homeless man held up youth with knife.Byline: OLIVIA KELLEHER A HOMELESS man was jailed for 10 years yesterday for stealing a Walkman and cash from a teenager while threatening him with a knife. William Carroll William Carroll (March 3, 1788 – March 22, 1844) was Governor of Tennessee from 1821 to 1827 and again from 1829 to 1835. He and John Sevier are the only two persons to serve twelve years (six two-year terms) in that office. , 50, had pleaded not guilty to stealing 18-year-old Roy Whitehouse's money, stereo and Wolfe Tones cassette last May 31. Roy, who was 17 at the time of the incident, told the court that Carroll had robbed him in a public toilet in the Merchants Quay QUAY, estates. A wharf at which to load or land goods, sometimes spelled key. 2. In its enlarged sense the word quay, means the whole space between the first row of houses of a city, and the sea or river 5 L. R. 152, 215. area of Cork. He added: "Carroll got me from behind and put me in to the public toilets. "He said if I did not give over my stuff he would stab me. "Carroll pulled open my jacket and took my things. "Afterwards he pushed me outside and said, 'Get out of here.'" Judge AG Murphy said that there weren't any grounds for leniency le·ni·en·cy n. pl. le·ni·en·cies 1. The condition or quality of being lenient. See Synonyms at mercy. 2. A lenient act. Noun 1. in relation to Carroll. He added: "This man has a huge record of convictions including 24 assaults. "His background is just appalling and he has led a dreadful life." Carroll has 89 previous convictions and was described by a detective at Cork Circuit Criminal Court yesterday as, "a dangerous man and a nuisance in the city". The officer added: "I have arrested him on a number of occasions and he never comes easy." But Carroll claimed he had never seen Roy Whitehouse until the court case. He said: "If I robbed the man I would remember it." Defence barrister barrister: see attorney. barrister One of two types of practicing lawyers in Britain (the other is the solicitor). Barristers engage in advocacy (trial work), and only they may argue cases before a high court. Tim O'Leary Timothy "Tinhead" O'Leary was a fictional character in the defunct Channel 4 soap opera Brookside. He was portrayed by Philip Olivier from 1996 until the final episode of the series in 2003. Tim subsequently appeared in a video spin-off, Brookside: Unfinished Business. said that a Carroll's problems stemmed from his abuse of alcohol and his childhood. He added: "He has had a hard life and comes from the lower levels of society." Another homeless man was also given a jail sentence jail sentence jail n → peine f de prison of three years in relation to the incident. Joseph McCarthy Noun 1. Joseph McCarthy - United States politician who unscrupulously accused many citizens of being Communists (1908-1957) Joseph Raymond McCarthy, McCarthy , 30, pleaded guilty to robbing Whitehouse and expressed remorse Remorse See also Regret. Ayenbite of Inwit (Remorse of Conscience) Middle English version of medieval moral treatise, c. 1340. [Br. Lit. for his part in the crime. He said: "I apologize to the man and am very sorry for what I have put him through. "I have spent 15 years on the street and come from a very bad background. "But I deserve to go to prison." At first McCarthy had pleaded not guilty. But he said when he went to prison he remembered his involvement in the incident. He added: "I had three days in custody to let the drink come out of me. "Then on the third day I realised that I was guilty." Judge Murphy said that McCarthy should avail of all the benefits open to him in prison in relation to beating his alcohol addiction and rehabilitating into society. CAPTION(S): THIEF: Carroll was well known to Gardai; SO CHEAP: A walkman like this can cost as little as pounds 10 |
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