R v McCaughern (Desmond Paul)
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Judge | His Honour Judge Marrinan |
| Judgment Date | 25 April 2016 |
| Neutral Citation | [2016] NICC 5 |
| Court | Crown Court (Northern Ireland) |
| Date | 25 April 2016 |
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Neutral Citation No: [2016] NICC 5 Ref:
Judgment: approved by the Court for handing down Delivered: 25/4/16
(subject to editorial corrections)*
ICOS NO: 14/109201
THE CROWN COURT IN NORTHERN IRELAND
SITTING IN ANTRIM - COURT 1
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THE QUEEN
-V-
MR DESMOND PAUL McCAUGHERN
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Before: His Honour Judge Marrinan
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APPEARANCES
COUNSEL FOR THE PROSECUTION: MR CONNOR, QC, MR CHESNEY, BL
COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENDANT: MR McCREANOR, QC, MR THOMPSON, BL
RULING
HH JUDGE MARRINAN:
Introduction
[1] This is the ruling on bad character.
This ruling determines the contentious issue of whether the prosecution should be
permitted to adduce certain bad character evidence relating to the defendant, Desmond
Paul McCaughern.
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