Girvan LJ said, ‘[t]he strong presumption that a right to jury trial is not intended to be taken away will . . lead to a strict construction of any statutory restriction or limitation on the right to a jury trial.’
Judges:
Morgan LCJ, Girvan LJ and Weatherup J
Citations:
[2010] NIQB 75
Links:
Jurisdiction:
Northern Ireland
Cited by:
Cited – Hutchings, Re Application for Judicial Review SC 6-Jun-2019
The appellant, a former army officer challenged proceedings against him as to the death of a civilian shot in Northern Ireland in 1974. His trial had been certified for trial by judge alone, and without a jury under section 1 of the 2007 Act.
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Criminal Practice
Updated: 10 April 2022; Ref: scu.421867