People (Attorney General) v Giles

JurisdictionIreland
Judgment Date01 January 1976
Date01 January 1976
Docket Number[S.C. No. 174 of 1973]
CourtSupreme Court
(S.C.)
The People (Attorney General)
and
Giles

Indictable misdemeanour at common law - Whether any limit on length of sentence - Appeal from Court of Criminal Appeal - Jurisdiction of Supreme Court - Court of Justice Act, 1924 (No. 10) s.29 - Constitution of Ireland, 1937, Article 34, s. 4, sub-s. 3.

The appellant was indicted and convicted of conspiracy to rob and he was sentenced to serve six years imprisonment. The Court of Criminal Appeal refused to grant him leave to appeal to that court but the Attorney General issued a...

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  • Clinton v an Bord Pleanála
    • Ireland
    • Supreme Court
    • 1 November 2006
    ...applicant confined to point of law certified - Whether applicant entitled to advance other points - People (Attorney General) v Giles [1974] IR 422 followed; Ashbourne Holdings Ltd v An Bord Pleanála [2003] 2 IR 114; CS v Minister for Justice [2004] IESC 44, [2005] 1 IR 343; Kenny v An B......
  • DPP v Diver
    • Ireland
    • Supreme Court
    • 29 July 2005
    ...if it considers that no miscarriage of justice has actually occurred)...". 102 I believe, on the basis of 103 A. G. v. Giles 104 [1974] IR 422 that this Court, on the hearing of an appeal pursuant to s.29 is entitled to exercise the same powers as the Court of Criminal Appeal on an appeal b......
  • Kenny v an Bord Pleanála (No 2)
    • Ireland
    • High Court
    • 2 March 2001
    ...Pleanála [1993] 1 I.R. 39, [1992] I.L.R.M. 237. Scott v. An Bord Pleanála [1995] 1 I.L.R.M. 424. The People (Attorney General) v. Giles [1974] I.R. 422; (1974) 110 I.L.T.R. 33. Motion on notice. The facts have been summarised in the headnote and are more fully set out in the judgment of McK......
  • C.S. v Minister for Justice
    • Ireland
    • Supreme Court
    • 27 July 2004
    ...V AN BORD PLEANALA 1995 ILRM 424 LOCAL GOVT (PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT) 1992 S39 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS (TRAFFICKING) ACT 2000 S5(3) AG V GILES 1974 IR 422 IMMIGRATION ACT 1999 S3 CIVIL LEGAL AID ACT 1995 S28 ART 26 OF THE CONSTITUTION & S5 & S10 OF THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS (TRAFFICKING) BILL 1999 ......
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