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Judge is brought back from hospital to direct jury
Summary
In a rape trial at the Central Criminal Court, High Court Judge Paul Carney returned from hospital to direct a jury of ten men and two women. He informed them that he would handle any questions by telephone and that they could now resume deliberations to reach a majority verdict. The jury had been sent home earlier after another judge declared Mr Carney unavailable. The accused, whose name is withheld, pleaded not guilty to 32 counts of rape and assault against a woman in County Clare between 1998 and 2004. Judge Carney stated he would be available for telephone queries and would return to receive the verdict.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Judge is brought back from hospital to direct jury. Charges or matters: 32 counts of raping and assaulting the woman causing her harm between October 1998 and October 2004 in County Clare. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- October 1998 Hearing Or Sentence
- October 2004 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2014-12-01 Publication
Case subjects
Accused
Charges: 32 counts of raping and assaulting the woman causing her harm between October 1998 and October 2004 in County Clare (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
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