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ATM accused's detention is legitimate, State tells High Court
Summary
The High Court has adjourned a constitutional challenge brought by Adam Grant, a 24-year-old from Silverbridge, Co Armagh, regarding the legality of his detention. Grant, who is charged with causing £12,000 worth of criminal damage to an ATM containing £52,000 and possession of stolen property, was remanded in custody to Cloverhill Prison after District Justice Denis McLoughlin refused his bail application at Monaghan District Court. Grant's legal team, led by Colman Fitzgerald SC, argued that the District Judge failed to apply correct Supreme Court criteria for bail refusal. The State, represented by Kieran Kelly BL, contended that Grant's detention is lawful, citing that bail was opposed due to flight risk concerns raised by the Gardaí. The State further argued that the application was not an appropriate case for an Article 40 inquiry. Justice Richard Humphreys, who noted the case raised weighty legal issues, adjourned the matter until Friday to allow for further consideration. The procedural stage remains an ongoing inquiry into the legality of detention, with the case explicitly adjourned rather than concluded.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: ATM accused's detention is legitimate, State tells High Court. Charges or matters: causing £12,000 worth of criminal damage to an ATM containing £52,000. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- 2015-11-11 Publication
Case subjects
Applicant
Charges: causing £12,000 worth of criminal damage to an ATM containing £52,000 (Alleged Or Contested)
Outcome: Adam Grant, from Saint Brigid's Terrace, Silverbridge Co Armagh, who was remanded in custody to Cloverhill Prison at a sitting of Monaghan District Court on Saturday, has brought a challenge into the legality of his detention under Article 40 of the Constitution. When the inquiry resumed on Wednesday afternoon, Mr Kieran Kelly Bl, for the State, said Mr Grant's detention is lawful.; Adam Grant, from Saint Brigid's Terrace, Silverbridge Co Armagh, who was remanded in custody to Cloverhill Prison at a sitting of Monaghan District Court on Saturday, has brought a challenge into the legality of his detention under Article 40 of the Constitution.
Applicant
Charges: causing £12,000 worth of criminal damage to an ATM containing £52,000 (Alleged Or Contested)
Outcome: Cloverhill Prison at a sitting of Monaghan District Court on Saturday, has brought a challenge into the legality of his detention under Article 40 of the Constitution.; An application last Saturday for bail was refused by District Justice Denis McLoughlin and the accused was remanded in custody.
Places mentioned
- High Court
- Monaghan
- Monaghan District Court
- Supreme Court
- Saint Brigid's Terrace
- Silverbridge
- Armagh
- Cloverhill Prison
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