Court of Criminal Appeal refuses application to appeal to Supreme Court on point of law, finding that there is no basis for a certificate since the law relating to the desirability of warnings regarding delay is certain and the issues raised re-traverse matters already explored by the court.
Criminal law – application to appeal to the Supreme Court – extent of the warning that should be given in delay cases and, in particular, sex delay cases – whether proviso contained in section 3(a) of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1993 apply in a case where there has been a failure to direct the jury on an essential matter of law – s.29 of the Courts of Justice Act, 1924, as substituted by s.22 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2006, as amended by s.31 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 2010 – whether it is desirable in the public interest that an appeal should be brought to the Supreme Court – whether the point raised is of exceptional public importance – law relating to the desirability of warnings regarding delay is certain – application refused.