People (Attorney General) v Trayers

JurisdictionIreland
Judgment Date01 January 1956
Date01 January 1956
CourtCourt of Criminal Appeal
(C.C.A.),
The People (Attorney General)
and
Trayers

Evidence of prosecutrix -Absence of corroboration - Judge's charge - Jury directed that it was unsafe to convict on girl's uncorroborated evidence - Reference in charge to evidence which might "go a long way towards corroboration" - Whether such direction nullified by such reference - Whether such direction coupled with such reference a misdirection -Comments of trial Judge in charge on failure of accused to give evidence on oath - Extent to which trial Judge may so comment - Whether any duty on trial Judges so to comment.

T. was charged with having unlawfully had carnal knowledge of P.M.D. a...

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    • Court of Criminal Appeal
    • 16 May 2001
    ...OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS V MARTIN MURRAY Applicant Citations: MISUSE OF DRUGS REGS 1998 ART 4(1)(b) MISUSE OF DRUGS 1977 S5 PEOPLE V TRAYERS 1956 IR 110 Synopsis: EVIDENCE Appeal Circuit Court - Fair procedures - Drugs offences - Heroin -Whether trial judge correctly charged jury with regard......
  • DPP v Kinsella
    • Ireland
    • Court of Appeal (Ireland)
    • 23 October 2018
    ...evidence capable of providing corroboration." The nature of corroborative evidence was described succinctly by Maguire J. in The People (Attorney General) v. Trayers [1956] IR 110 at 114: "In this connection, the judge had explained to the jury what is meant by corroboration, namely, "inde......
  • DPP v Lindsey
    • Ireland
    • Court of Criminal Appeal
    • 23 February 2004
    ...LAW (RAPE) (AMDT) ACT 1990 S7(2) AG V CRADDEN 1955 IR 130 AG V WILLIAMS 1940 IR 195 R V BASKERVILLE 1916 2 KB 658 PEOPLE, AG V TRAVERS 1956 IR 110 AG V MOORE 1950 IR JUR REP 45 Abstract: Criminal law - Corroboration - Appeal against conviction - Failure to warn jury in absence of corrob......
  • DPP v M.K.
    • Ireland
    • Court of Criminal Appeal
    • 19 July 2005
    ...CHARLETON OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON 322 DPP v REID 1993 2 IR 186 1991 ILT 111 KING v BASKERVILLE 1916 2 KB 658 AG, PEOPLE v TRAYERS 1956 IR 110 DPP v J (P) 2003 3 IR 550 2004 1 ILRM 220 CRIMINAL LAW Sexual offence Corroboration warning - Trial - Charge to jury - Whether adequate corrob......
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