People, at the Suit of Attorney General v Matthew Bruton

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Judgment Date: 01 January 1942
• Date: 01 January 1942
• Court: Court of Criminal Appeal

(C.C.A.),

The People, at the Suit of the Attorney-General

and

Matthew Bruton

Information necessary to public safety - Refusal to give information - Opinion of officer requesting such information -Necessity of direct evidence - Miscarriage of justice - Emergency Powers Act, 1939 (No. 28 of 1939), ss. 2, 5, 6 - Emergency Powers Order, 1939 (S. R. O. No. 224 of 1939), Art.78 - Courts of Justice Act, 1928 (No. 15 of1928), s. 5.

1. Art. 78 of Emergency Powers Order, 1939, is as follows:—"(1) Without prejudice to any special provision contained in this Order, any person shall, on being requested by or on behalf of a Minister so to do, furnish or...