Dáil debates
Tuesday, 27 June 2006
Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed).
10:00 pm
Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
That was changed at the turn of the century to a three-to-one ratio. This applies to the prosecution at the moment, unfortunately. If one thing goes wrong with its case on one occasion, it is finished, whereas the accused can have a catalogue of disasters such as bad witnesses——
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