Seanad debates
Friday, 27 April 2007
Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages
According to the report of the Criminal Law Review Group, a conviction occurred in Britain last year when a murderer, who was acquitted in two trials, made a subsequent admission and accepted responsibility for the death of the unfortunate woman in question. This case led to the use in Britain of the type of mechanism I have outlined. The man's acquittal was quashed, he was retried on new evidence and convicted of murder.
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