DPP v Mekonnen

JurisdictionIreland
CourtCourt of Criminal Appeal
JudgeMcKechnie J.
Judgment Date11 October 2011
Neutral Citation[2011] IECCA 74
Docket Number[C.C.A No. 88 of
Date11 October 2011

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11 cases
  • Bogdan v District Judge O'Donnell & DPP
    • Ireland
    • High Court
    • 27 November 2015
    ...a preference for a formal identification unless the suspect declines to participate. 45 The applicant relies upon DPP v. Mekonnen [2012] 1 I.R. 210 and DPP v. Duff [1995] 3 I.R. 296 as authority for the proposition that the proper, regular, and optimum method of holding an identification fo......
  • Director of Public Prosecutions v Murphy
    • Ireland
    • Court of Appeal (Ireland)
    • 19 December 2023
    ...upon in oral submissions. 48 As to the risks inherent in visual identification, the appellant referenced People (DPP) v. Mekonnen [2011] IECCA 74; [2012] 1 IR 210 while recognising that recognition is treated with slightly less caution. He cites People (DPP) v. Stafford [1983] IR 165 for th......
  • The People (Director of Public Prosecutions) v Crowe
    • Ireland
    • Court of Appeal (Ireland)
    • 3 February 2015
    ...AG, PEOPLE v CASEY (NO 2) 1963 IR 33 R v TURNBULL 1977 QB 224 1976 3 WLR 445 1976 3 AER 549 DPP v O'REILLY 1990 2 IR 415 DPP v MEKONNEN 2012 1 IR 210 2011/18/4414 2011 IECCA 74 R v FLYNN & ST JOHN 2008 EWCA CRIM 970 2008 2 CAR 20 ORMEROD SOUNDS FAMILIAR? VOICE IDENTIFICATION EVIDENCE 200......
  • DPP v Carlisle
    • Ireland
    • Supreme Court
    • 20 December 2019
    ...regard are The People (DPP) v. O'Reilly [1990] 2 I.R. 415, The People (DPP) v. Cahill [2001] 3 I.R. 494 and The People (DPP) v. Mekonnen [2011] IECCA 74, [2012] 1 I.R. 210 and the applicant has not sought to challenge any of these decisions, he has merely challenged the law as it has been a......
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