The High Court ruled that a delay before the start of a breath-test observation period did not make an accused man’s detention unlawful. The court answered “No” to both questions referred by the District Court: whether the accused had been deprived of his liberty longer than was reasonable, and whether the charge should be dismissed. It did not dismiss the charge.
High Court rules delay before breath-test observation did not make detention unlawful
Answering a consultative case stated from the District Court for Kilrush, the High Court said the wait for a trained Garda did not, in the circumstances, make the accused’s detention unlawful. It did not dismiss the charge.
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Answering a consultative case stated from the District Court for Kilrush, the High Court said the wait for a trained Garda did not, in the circumstances, make the accused’s detention unlawful. It did not dismiss the charge.
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