People (Attorney General) v Ballins
| Jurisdiction | Ireland |
| Court | Circuit Court |
| Judgment Date | 01 January 1964 |
| Date | 01 January 1964 |
Catholic married in Registry Office in England - Subsequent marriage in Catholic Church in Ireland - Conflict between civil law and canon law - Considerations affecting sentence.
The accused had gone through a ceremony of marriage with B. in 1954, in a Registry Office in England, and, while B. was still alive, she went through another marriage ceremony with K. in a Catholic Church in Limerick in 1960. The accused was discharged on entering into a recognisance of her own bond of £50 and one independent surety of the same amount to keep the peace and be of good behaviour for a period of two years. Per Judge O Briain "The position of a Judge who is called upon to administer the Civil Law that for historical reasons conflicts with the Canon Law which is binding upon the majority of the people in this State is . . . unenviable . . . after forty years of...
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