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Court of Appeal overturns the Circuit Court's dismissal of charges related to the cultivation and possession of controlled drugs, affirming that the evidence presented was sufficient to proceed to trial. The original court had dismissed charges concerning the cultivation of cannabis plants and possession of controlled drugs in certain areas of a property, but the appellate court found that the presence of the respondent's personal items in the vicinity of the criminal activity indicated more than a transitory connection, warranting the reinstatement of the charges.
Court of Appeal, Criminal Procedure Act 1967, Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, Criminal Justice Act 1984, Criminal Justice Act 1999, Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006, controlled drug possession, drug cultivation, cannabis, gummy bears, section 4E application, section 18 and 19 inferences, dismissal of charges, appeal, evidence, possession for sale or supply, grow houses, circumstantial evidence, personal items, transitory presence, inference provisions.
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