People (Attorney General) v Gallagher
| Jurisdiction | Ireland |
| Judgment Date | 01 March 1972 |
| Docket Number | [No. 24 of 1971] |
| Date | 01 March 1972 |
| Court | Court of Criminal Appeal |
(C.C.A.)
The People (Attorney General)
and
Gallagher
Whether defendant's driving must be the sole cause of the death to support a conviction - Road Traffic Act, 1961 (No. 24), ss. 52, 53.
Proof that the dangerous driving of a motor car by a defendant is one of the causes of the death of another Person is sufficient to support the conviction of the defendant for an offence under sub-s. 1 of s. 53 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961, and the imposition of the penalty authorised by sub-s. 2 (a) of that section. So Held, by the Court of Criminal Appeal (McLoughlin, Kenny and Griffin JJ.) The People (Attorney General) v. McGrathDIJR [1965] Ir. Jur. Rep. 57 overruled. R. v. HenniganUNK [1971] 3 All E.R. 133 considered.
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