Ireland Crime

Named as

Accused

Offences

Assault

Where

Co. Roscommon

Reporting

1 report, 21 Sep 2021 to 21 Sep 2021

Outlets

irishtimes.com

• Supreme Court upholds costs order in Roscommon assault case Assault · Co. Roscommon

  On 28 April 2009, John Matthews, a wildlife ranger with the National Parks and Wildlife Service, and Gerard Gearty were involved in an altercation at Cloonart near Roosky, County Roscommon. Both men were subsequently prosecuted for assault by the gardaí acting for the DPP before the District Court in Leitrim, but the DPP directed that both prosecutions be withdrawn on the second day of the hearing. The District Court judge struck out the prosecutions and ordered the DPP to pay their legal costs. The DPP successfully challenged the costs order in the High Court, but the Court of Appeal overturned that decision earlier in 2021. The Supreme Court has now dismissed the DPP's appeal, upholding the District Court's costs order in favour of the two men.

  In court, 21 Sep 2021Accused · 1 report

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1. 21 Sep2021
   In courtirishtimes.com, in Supreme Court upholds costs order in Roscommon assault case

   Supreme Court rules men entitled to costs where prosecutions dropped mid-trial

   accused, Gerard Gearty, male, named, irish (judged from name)Gerard Gearty♂IE

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