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