Re: Statue of limitations HELP!!!!

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:50:03 -0800

Thanks a mill i knew there wasn't a limitation on sexual offences or murder but I wanted confrimation of all other indictable offences.
 
Thanks again.

From: John Freeman - Westland Law <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wed, 2 December, 2009 12:17:37
Subject: RE: Statue of limitations HELP!!!!

Hi,

 

Ireland is unlike many other countries in that we have a time limit for instituting what are known as summary proceedings (minor offences tried in the District Court), but none for indictable offences. Assuming this question is for study purposes, if your client was implicated in a robbery 20 years ago and charged / tried now he would not look to prohibit his trial under a statute of limitations. Instead he would argue that the delay in bringing charges and prosecuting them has endangered his constitutional right to a trial in due course of law.

 

See the below for a good summary of cases on delay.

 

http://www.courts.ie/judgments.nsf/6681dee4565ecf2c80256e7e0052005b/1aa4e9f635933578802575de0037fe40?OpenDocument&Highlight=0,shields

 

Hope this is of some help.

 

John

 

Westland Law

www.westlandlaw.net           

From: [email protected] [mailto: [email protected] ] On Behalf Of Suzie Clifford
Sent: 02 December 2009 10:20
To: [email protected]
Subject: Statue of limitations HELP!!!!

 

 

 

 

Hi,

 

I was wondering if some one could tell me what the time limitations on crime like robbery or attempted robbery is????

 

Thanks,

 

 

 

 

 


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