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Ammi & Martina Burke ejected from ongoing appeal hearing
Summary
During a Court of Appeal hearing on 9 December 2023, Enoch Burke's mother Martina Burke and sister Ammi were ejected by Gardaí after they entered the courtroom and shouted at barrister Eoin Lawlor BL and the presiding judge. The family had come to protest that the court was "making a fool" of Enoch Burke and that Lawlor's presence was corrupt, while Burke was denied in‑person attendance. The court was considering a Gsoc application for access to recordings of a prior "melee" involving Burke, and had previously granted Gsoc and the Director of Public Prosecutions access to recordings from sessions but not to those taken after the court rose. Judge John Edwards adjourned the matter to 15 January, when a panel of three judges will hear submissions on the recordings issue.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Ammi & Martina Burke ejected from ongoing appeal hearing. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- September 8 Hearing Or Sentence
- March 7th Incident
- January 15 Adjournment
- 2023-12-09 Publication
Why: Mr Justice John Edwards at a previous sitting of the Court of Appeal explained that the purpose of the ambient system is to record proceedings in case somebody forgets to turn on the main Digital Audio Recording (DAR) system. CNI source report
Case subjects
Appellant
Outcome: Mr Justice John Edwards today said that he is not prepared to make a decision on whether the court has jurisdiction to issue those recordings by himself and adjourned the matter to January 15 when three judges will be available to hear submissions on the issue.
Background Person
Outcome: Mr Justice John Edwards today said that he is not prepared to make a decision on whether the court has jurisdiction to issue those recordings by himself and adjourned the matter to January 15 when three judges will be available to hear submissions on the issue.
Places mentioned
- Court of Appeal
- Mountjoy prison
- Wilson's Hospital
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