The State (Gorman) v Wicklow Circuit Judge

JurisdictionIreland
CourtHigh Court
Judgment Date01 January 1950
Date01 January 1950
(H.C.)
The State (Gorman)
and
Wicklow Circuit Judge

Appeal to the Circuit Court - Prosecution by third party on charge of assault - Whether party aggrieved declined to prosecute - Evidence - Whether refusal to prosecute a condition precedent to jurisdiction - Offences against the Person Act, 1861 (24 25 Vict., c. 100), s. 42 - Summary Jurisdiction (Ireland) Act, 1862 (25 26 Vict., c. 50), s. 9.

By s. 42 of the Offences against the Person Act, 1861, as adapted, jurisdiction in cases of assault is conferred on the District Court "upon complaint by or on behalf of the party aggrieved." Sect. 9 of the Summary Jurisdiction (Ireland) Act, 1862, as adapted, makes it lawful for a District Justice, if he thinks fit, to...

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3 cases
  • State (Carthew) v Dunleavy and Others
    • Ireland
    • Supreme Court
    • 26 April 1967
    ...on the cases of R. (Boylan) v. Londonderry Justices (1912) 2 I.R. 374, State(Gorman) v. The Circuit Court Judge for Wicklow & Anor. 84 I.L.T.R. 131 and the State (Hughes) v. Lennon and Others (1935) I.R. 128 Mr. Carthew also submitted that the order convicting him was bad on its face in tha......
  • State (Attorney General) v Judge Durcan
    • Ireland
    • High Court
    • 23 April 1964
    ...[1924] 2 I. R. 55. (6) 4 Burr. 2456. (7) 65 I. L. T. R. 157. (8) 68 I. L. T. R. 79. (9) 70 I. L. T. R. 149. (10) 71 I. L. T. R. 3. (11) 84 I. L. T. R. 131. (12) [1910] 2 I. R. 695. (13) [1960] I. R. 438. (1) 9 Ex. 111. (2) [1949] I. R. 275, at pp. 280 and 281. (1) [1900] 2 I. R. 492. (2) [1......
  • State (Davidson), The v Farrell
    • Ireland
    • Supreme Court
    • 21 December 1960
    ...(3) [1948] 2 K. B. 385. (4) [1950] A. C. 401. (5) [1959] 2 All E. R. 81. (6) [1908] 2 I. R. 285. (7) [1924] 2 I. R. 55, at p. 57. (8) [1949] I. R. 275. (9) (1853), 9 Ex. 111, at p. (10) [1908] 2 I. R. 1. (11) [1908] 1 K. B. 365. (12) [1916] 2 I. R. 313. (13) [1951] 1 All E. R. 195. (14) [19......