Supreme Court to hear appeal by ex-solicitor Michael Lynn to have prison time reduced

"The Supreme Court will hear an appeal by disgraced ex-solicitor Michael Lynn, convicted of stealing €18 million from Irish banks, over whether the struck-off former lawyer is entitled to have his time in prison here further reduced to take account of the four-and-a-half years he spent in a notorious Brazilian prison."

"While Lynn was given credit for time spent in custody abroad, the Supreme Court will hear arguments as to how the courts should account for remission that would be applied if a person were serving a sentence in Ireland."

Michael Lynn, a struck-off solicitor convicted of stealing €18 million from Irish banks, is appealing to the Supreme Court to further reduce his Irish prison sentence. Lynn spent four-and-a-half years in a notorious Brazilian prison and has already been given credit for time spent in custody abroad. The Supreme Court will determine how courts should account for remission that would apply if a sentence were served in Ireland. The core legal issue is whether and how foreign custody credit should translate into remission entitlements under Irish sentencing rules.

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