He suffered a brain injury in the assault and struggles with short-term memory and learning. Having left school at the age of 15, David Rodgers went back to get his Junior and Leaving cert exams before he went on to become an English teacher to foreign students. He had been studying for a languages degree in DCU, but had to give this up. Rodgers was badly assaulted by his brother over a row concerning the family home and spent five months in hospital, the court heard. Having lived in various places around the world, he is proficient at Spanish, German and Arabic, the court heard. Having left school at the age of 15, he went back to get his Junior and Leaving cert exams before he went on to become an English teacher to foreign students.
Pieter Le Vert BL, defending, said his client had a “most unusual profile” for the court. He has 12 previous convictions, mainly dating back to the 80s, for theft and public order offences.
Rodgers, of Dunard Road, Navan Road, Dublin, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of cannabis for sale or supply at his then home. However, he admitted to selling cannabis on Henry Street. When interviewed by gardaí, Rodgers “kept saying what he had was a natural herb,” Garda Fergus Grant told Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. The total value of the drugs found came to €24,640.
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When gardaí went on to search his house, they found it was full of glass jars containing cannabis herb, as well as a makeshift growhouse in one of the bedrooms.
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