Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)

In those circumstances, the judge would state that he or she would be obliged to make up his or her own mind and that he or she could not decide what weight to attribute to the chief superintendent's evidence. There is also the question of an accused stating that he or she would attend for his or her trial. The court is obliged to weigh up all the evidence and arrive at its own judgment in respect of such matters.

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