People (Attorney-General) v Longe
| Jurisdiction | Ireland |
| Judgment Date | 29 October 1967 |
| Date | 29 October 1967 |
| Court | Court of Criminal Appeal |
(C.C.A.)
People (Attorney-General)
and
Longe
Verdict - Juryman informing trial judge that verdict on issue paper entered by mistake - Whether alleged mistake should be investigated - Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act,1961 (No. 39 of 1961), s. 12.
It would be irregular and against ail precedent and practice to act on the unsworn statement of one member of a jury, then functus officio, in order to alter the verdict of the jury as given in court and entered on the issue paper, which was signed by the...
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7 cases
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O'Callaghan v Attorney General
...with the verdict of the jury it did not breach the confidentiality of the jury's deliberations. The People (Attorney General) v. Longe [1967] I.R. 369 distinguished. Semble: That it was important for the preservation of the central position of the jury trial in the constitutional scheme, th......
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Director of Public Prosecutions v B.B.
...discussing jury deliberations is irrelevant. 16 . It is acknowledged that the Irish position is as was laid down in People (AG) v Longe [1967] IR 369 that the nature of the deliberations of a jury in a criminal case should not be inquired into. It is further acknowledged that the Supreme Co......
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Director of Public Prosecutions v Brady
...In support of his submissions on the law, the Court was referred to the decision of the late Mr. Justice Haugh, in People (AG) v. Longe [1967] I.R. 369. In subsequent exchanges between counsel and members of the bench reference was also made to the judgment of Charleton J. in the Supreme C......
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DPP v Mahon
...As was said by Haugh J. in delivering the judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeal in The People (Attorney General) v. Longe [1967] I.R. 369 (at p. 377):- ‘In our opinion the principle is well established that the nature of the deliberations of a jury in a criminal case should not be revea......
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2 books & journal articles
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Hearsay, Bad Character and Trust in the Jury: Irish and English Contrasts
...the courts have indicated on a number of occasions that the secrecy attaching to jurydeliberations is absolute. See People (AG) vLonge [1967] IR 369; O’Callaghan vAG [1993] 2 IR 17. Aresearcher questioning jurors who had served in an Irish trial would risk prosecution forcommon law contempt of...
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Respect, reform and research: an empirical insight into judge-jury relations
...restrictions on conducting empirical research with jurors have undoubtedly contributed to this research deficit. See People (Longe) v AG [1967] IR 369 and O'Callaghan v AG [1993] 2 IR 17. [2020] Irish Judicial Studies Journal Vol 4(2) 117 IRISH JUDICIAL STUDIES JOURNAL 117 is also limited e......