People (Attorney-General) v Dempsey

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Court: Court of Criminal Appeal
• Judgment Date: 18 May 1961
• Date: 18 May 1961

(C.C.A.)

People (Attorney-General)

and

Dempsey

Evidence of other offences against same girl not charged - Admissibility - Pregnancy of girl -Allegation that accused only man to have had carnal knowledge - Direction to jury to ignore any issue as to paternity.

The applicant was indicted on two counts of having unlawfully had carnal knowledge of a girl between fifteen and seven-teen, on two occasions. At the trial, the girl whose evidence was uncorroborated, swore that the applicant had also had carnal knowledge of her on other occasions prior to, between and...