People (Attorney General) v Carolan
| Jurisdiction | Ireland |
| Judgment Date | 01 January 1943 |
| Date | 01 January 1943 |
| Court | Court of Criminal Appeal |
Jurisdiction of Court to order detention in a Borstal Institution -Statutory requirements governing - Evidence necessary to establish jurisdiction - Prevention of Crime Act, 1908 (8 Edw. 7, c. 59), s. 1.
The power conferred upon the Court by the Prevention of Crime Act, 1908, to order a convicted person to be detained in a Borstal Institution is restricted to cases where the Court is satisfied upon evidence that such detention is expedient by reason of his criminal habits or tendencies or of his association with persons of bad character. In the absence of evidence of such criminal habits or tendencies or of such association the Court has no power to order detention in a Borstal Institution even if the trial Judge is of opinion that it would be to the advantage of the person to be instructed and trained in such an Institution. Accordingly, where such a sentence was imposed upon a boy...
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