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Manslaughter Case in Ireland
ASSESSMENT BRIEF

CRIMINAL LAW

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Date of Issue: 23rd October 2012

Submission Details: 4th December 2012

Source: Irish Independent Newspaper, Irish Times Newspaper and the Irish Independent and Irish Times Websites.
CRIMINAL COURT CASE

DATE AND TIME OF CASE

• The criminal case I studied was the case referred to as the ‘Road Rage Killing’.

• The case was previously held in the Dublin District Court on 12th October 2010 but was postponed so the State could complete the book of evidence for the case.

• Which the trial had been held on 24th April 2012 in Dublin Central Criminal Court. This is the criminal case I have compiled all my studies through media and other law sources for the assessment brief.

NAME OF PERSONS INVOLVED

The names of the people involved in the case were:

• Defendant: Mr Karl Donohoe, a crane worker, aged 31, of Boulevard, Bealing Village, Tyrellstown, West Dublin. Originally from Fisherman’s Wharf, Ringsend, Dublin at the time of the altercation.

• Plaintiff: Directors of Public Prosecution (DPP)

• Victim: Mr Raymond Bates, a construction worker, aged 49, from Peterlee in Durham, England. (Father of 3)

NAME OF BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS AND JUDGE

The names of the people involved in the case were:

• Defendant: Mr Karl Donohoe, a crane worker, aged 31, of Boulevard, Bealing Village, Tyrellstown, West Dublin. Originally from Fisherman’s Wharf, Ringsend, Dublin at the time of the altercation.

• Plaintiff: Directors of Public Prosecution (DPP)
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• Victim: Mr Raymond Bates, a construction worker, aged 49, from Peterlee in Durham, England. (Father of 3)

• The Judge of the Central Criminal Court Dublin who handed down the final sentence was Mr Justice Paul Carney.

• Defence Solicitor was Michael Kelly acting Mr Karl Donohoe. • Barrister who was senior counsel for defence acting Mr Karl Donohoe

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