Seanad debates

Friday, 27 April 2007

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages

 

Amendments Nos. 1 to 4, inclusive, seek to empower the Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP, to retry a person when new evidence emerges. It is not envisaged that this measure will be used very often but it would allow the courts, when important new evidence comes to light, to reconsider a crime involving a person who was acquitted.

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