JUDGE Catherine Staines said the prosecution of a man for allegedly stealing pastries worth €6 is costing the State about €500. Patrick McDonald, Capp.
Judge criticises decision to delay trial of man accused of exposing himself in Edenderry
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JUDGE Catherine Staines criticised the delay in directions coming from the DPP in a case where a man is accused of exposing himself in Edenderry.
Sergeant James O Sullivan told Tullamore District Court he was applying for an adjournment because specialist interviewers had not been able to carry out their work because of Covid restrictions.
Judge Staines said that the interviewing could have been done in controlled circumstances with social distancing and masks.
“We ve been working every day in the pandemic for the last year-and-a-half. The guards have been working,” she said.
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Judge criticises decision to delay trial of man accused of exposing himself in Offaly
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JUDGE Catherine Staines criticised the delay in directions coming from the DPP in a case where a man is accused of exposing himself in Edenderry.
Sergeant James O Sullivan told Tullamore District Court he was applying for an adjournment because specialist interviewers had not been able to carry out their work because of Covid restrictions.
Judge Staines said that the interviewing could have been done in controlled circumstances with social distancing and masks.
“We ve been working every day in the pandemic for the last year-and-a-half. The guards have been working,” she said.
A GREAT-GRANDFATHER from County Limerick received a suspended prison sentence after he was convicted, at Tullamore District Court, of multiple road traffic char.