DPP v McNeill

JurisdictionIreland
JudgeDenham J.,Mr. Justice Fennelly,O'Donnell J.
Judgment Date08 April 2011
Neutral Citation[2011] IESC 12
Date08 April 2011
CourtSupreme Court
Docket Number[S.C. No. 375 of

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32 cases
  • DPP v S.A.
    • Ireland
    • Court of Appeal (Ireland)
    • 11 March 2020
    ...the impugned material; (iv) the evidence adduced was clearly relevant and necessary in terms of the test in The People (DPP) v McNeill [2011] IESC 12; (v) the refusal to withdraw the case in terms of the principles in R v Galbraith [1981] 1 WLR 1039 and POC v The DPP [2000] 3 IR 87 was a le......
  • DPP v Shannon
    • Ireland
    • Court of Appeal (Ireland)
    • 29 July 2016
    ...state of the law in that regard in this jurisdiction. Rather, following the decision of the Supreme Court in The People (DPP) v McNeill [2011] 2 I.R. 669 there is now considerable doubt as to whether a balancing test is the appropriate one. In that regard, in Evidence (2nd Edition, 2014, Ro......
  • Director of Public Prosecutions v Brady
    • Ireland
    • Court of Appeal (Ireland)
    • 11 July 2024
    ...respondent sought to make clear to the trial court that he was seeking, in reliance on the principles in the Supreme Court case of People (DPP) v. McNeill [2011] 2 I.R. 669 to place the controversial material in question before the jury as relevant background 80 Counsel for the respondent ......
  • The People (at the suit of the DPP) v Clement Limen
    • Ireland
    • Supreme Court
    • 18 February 2021
    ...probative force could arise from some circumstance other than similarity. 117 In The Director of Public Prosecutions v. McNeill [2011] IESC 12, [2011] 2 I.R. 669 (“ McNeill”), a decision of this Court, the single complainant had alleged that the accused had subjected her to prolonged and ......
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