People (Attorney General) v McGlynn

JurisdictionIreland
Judgment Date24 July 1967
Date24 July 1967
CourtSupreme Court
(S.C.)
People (Attorney General)
and
McGlynn

Whether statute repugnant to Constitution - Whether case may be stated during course of criminal trial by jury - Courts of Justice Act, 1947, s. 16 - Constitution of Ireland, Art. 34, s. 4, (3).

The accused was charged in the Circuit Court with having committed certain criminal offences. At the conclusion of the evidence, and before the jury's verdict, the Circuit Judge stated a consultative case under s. 16 of the Courts of Justice Act, 1947, referring a...

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