Attorney General (The People) v Fennell (No. 2)
| Jurisdiction | Ireland |
| Judgment Date | 18 June 1940 |
| Date | 18 June 1940 |
| Court | Supreme Court |
Central Criminal Court -Accused indicted on charge of murder - Doubt as to his sanity at time of arraignment - Jury empanelled to try issue - Finding that accused was sane - Whether a "decision of the High Court" -Appeal to Supreme Court - Jurisdiction of Supreme Court to hear appeal - Whether jurisdiction conferred by Art. 34 clause 4, par. 3, of the Constitution - 1 2 Geo. 4, c. 33, s. 17.
When there is some doubt as to the sanity of an accused at the time of his arraignment in the Central Criminal Court, and a jury, empanelled to try the issue, find that he is sane an appeal will not lie from such finding to the Supreme Court, such finding not being a "decision" of the High Court within the meaning of Art. 34, clause 4, par. 3, of the Constitution, which provides that "the Supreme Court shall, with...
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