R v James Anthony Healy
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Judge | His Honour Judge Grant |
| Judgment Date | 09 September 2013 |
| Neutral Citation | [2013] NICty 7 |
| Year | 2013 |
| Court | County Court (Northern Ireland) |
| Date | 09 September 2013 |
Neutral Citation No. [2013] NICty 7
Ref:
2013NICty7
Judgment: approved by the Court for handing down
Delivered:
09/09/2013
(subject to editorial corrections)*
Regina
–v-
James Anthony Healy
Judge Piers Grant
1. The defendant was first arraigned on this Bill of Indictment on 8 February 2013
and pleaded not guilty to each of the two counts on the Bill:
Count 1 - Murder of James Christopher McGaughey contrary to Common
Law;
Count 2 - Possession of an offensive weapon with intent to commit an
indictable offence contrary to Section 93 of the Justice (Northern Ireland)
Order 2011.
2. The trial of this indictment was listed for hearing before a jury at Coleraine
Crown Court on 23 May 2013. I have been informed by both prosecution and
defence that extensive discussions had taken place between the parties
following the original arraignment which resulted in the presentation of an
amended Bill which included a third count: Count 3 - possession of an
offensive weapon contrary to Article 22(1) of the Public Order (Northern
Ireland) Order 1987. Following application by defence counsel, Mr G Berry
QC, the defendant was re-arraigned on the amended bill. In relation to the first
count he pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter and pleaded
guilty to the new third count. The prosecution applied, with the consent of
both parties for the original second count to be allowed to remain on file. The
pleas entered were acceptable to the prosecution and I ordered that Count 2
should be left on the books not be proceeded with without leave of the Crown
Court or the Court of Appeal.
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