Attorney General v Ingham and Others

JurisdictionIreland
Judgment Date01 January 1948
Date01 January 1948
CourtHigh Court
(H.C.),
Attorney-General
and
Ingham and Others

Accomplice - Compellability -Conspiracy - One alleged conspirator returned for trial previously - Whether compellable witness against remaining alleged conspirators.

Where a number of accused were charged on various counts of conspiracy, when informations had been received in the case of one of them and he had been returned for trial to the Circuit Criminal Court, it was proposed by the prosecution to call this accused to give evidence against the remaining accused. This proposal was opposed by the remainder of the accused and by the proposed witness himself. The District Justice on the application of counsel for the prosecution agreed to state a...

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4 cases
  • Attorney General (Ryan) v Egan
    • Ireland
    • High Court
    • 19 Octubre 1948
    ...compcllable witness against E.Held that K. was a competent and compellable witness against E.Attorney-General v. Ingham and OthersDLTR, 82 I. L. T. R. 79, and R. v. GrantUNK [1944], 2 All E. R. 311, distinguished. High Court. Attorney-General (Ryan) v. Egan. ATTORNEY-GENERAL (at the Prosecu......
  • Attorney General v Simpson (No. 2)
    • Ireland
    • Supreme Court
    • 9 Mayo 1959
    ...Kingsmill Moore, O'Daly andMaguire JJ. (2) Ante at page 105. (3) [1931] I. R. 430. (4) 10 Q. B. D. 504. (1) [1947] I. R. 332. (2) 82 I. L. T. R. 79. (3) [1913] 2 I. R. (4) [1942] I. R. 610. (5) [1906] 2 K. B. 105. (6) [1912] 1 K. B. 365. (1) (1879) 5 Q. B. D. 1, at p. 6. (1) [1959] I. R. 1.......
  • Attorney General v Lannigan
    • Ireland
    • High Court
    • 1 Enero 1958
    ...against E. Held that K. was a competent and compellable witness for the prosecution against E.Attorney-General v. Ingham and Others,DLTR 82 I.L.T.R. 79 distinguished. ...
  • Attorney General (Superintendent Ryan) v Egan
    • Ireland
    • High Court
    • 1 Enero 1949
    ...against E. Held that K. was a competent and compellable witness for the prosecution against E.Attorney-General v. Ingham and Others,DLTR 82 I.L.T.R. 79 H.C. Attorney-General (Superintendent Ryan) and Egan Admissibility - Witnesses - Competency and compellability - Collision between two vehi......

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