Attorney General v O'Kelly
| Jurisdiction | Ireland |
| Judgment Date | 20 March 1928 |
| Date | 20 March 1928 |
| Court | High Court (Irish Free State) |
H. C.,
Attorney-General
and
O'Kelly
Comments on observations made by Judge on the conduct of jury - Scandalising the Court - Motion to attach -Jurisdiction of High Court - Powers conferred by the Constitution - Constitution of the Irish Free State (Saorstát Eireann) Act, 1922 (No. 1 of 1922), Sch. I., Arts. 2, 64, 72, 73 - Courts of Justice Act, 1924 (No. 10 of 1924), s. 17.
The High Court of Justice of the Irish Free State has jurisdiction to commit for contempt of Court, neither Art. 72 nor any...
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