Supreme Court dismisses appeal against Director of Public Prosecutions following identical facts to recent McNamara judgment.
Ireland (IE)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the appellant's appeal against the Director of Public Prosecutions, ruling that the facts were virtually identical to the recently decided McNamara case. The court found no need to re-analyze the evidence or legal principles since the previous judgment already addressed the core issues. Consequently, the appeal was rejected for the same reasons established in the McNamara decision.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArticles 38.1 and 38.2 of the Constitution; where facts are identical to a prior Supreme Court decision, the appeal is dismissed for the same reasons.
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THE SUPREME COURT
307/96
Murphy J
Murray J
Hardiman J
Between:
Michael Crowley
Applicant/ Appellant
AND
Judge Uinsin MacGruairc, The Director of Public Prosecutions,
Ireland and The Attorney General
Respondents
Judgment of Mr Justice Francis D Murphy delivered the 5th day of July, 2001
The appeal in this matter arises out of the same incident and has the same history and virtually identical facts with those considered
in the case of Anthony McNamara .v. Judge Uinsin MacGruairc in which judgment has just been delivered. Indeed all four cases were
heard together.
In the circumstances it is unnecessary to analyse further the facts of the matter or the legal principles applicable. I would dismiss the
appeal for the reasons given in the McNamara case.