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PPS v Joseph George McCloskey

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JurisdictionNorthern Ireland
JudgeDistrict Judge (MC) McNally
Judgment Date08 October 2014
Neutral Citation[2014] NIMag 2
Date08 October 2014
Year2014
CourtMagistrates' Court (Northern Ireland)
Neutral Citation No. [2014] NIMag 2
Ref:
Judgment: approved by the Court for handing down
Delivered:
08/10/2014
(subject to editorial corrections)*
Judgment
PPS
–V-
JOSEPH GEORGE MCCLOSKEY
Before District Judge McNally
1. Joseph George McCloskey is charged with a single count of harassment contrary
to Articles 3 and 4 of the Protection from Harassment Order (Northern Ireland)
Order 1997.
On the 25th June 2014 I refused an application by the Prosecution for a reporting
restriction on the identity of the main prosecution witness. I further refused an
application to vacate the contest date of 2nd day of July 2014.
On the 2nd day of July two fresh applications were lodged by the prosecution:
a) A reporting restriction on the identity of the main prosecution witness under
Section 46 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 and Articles 2
and 8 of ECHR and Section 6(1) of the H.R. Act 1968
b) A special measures direction under Article 7 of the Criminal Evidence
(Northern Ireland) Order 1999.

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