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The High Court refused an application to quash a Circuit Court order which had declined to dismiss charges of possession and supply of drugs against the applicant. The applicant argued that the trial judge relied on evidence that should not have been admitted after the hearing began and called for the Circuit Court’s judgment to be set aside due to lack of clarity and transparency. However, the High Court found that although the Circuit Court judge misapplied the law regarding the admissibility of additional evidence, she had clearly confined her decision to the material in the book of evidence and did not rely on the disputed evidence. The decision was held to be sufficiently clear given the oral judgment context and was not void for alleged lack of transparency or legal error. As a result, the application to quash the refusal to dismiss the charges was rejected.
judicial review – Circuit Court oral judgment – application to quash – possession and supply of drugs – book of evidence – Notice of Additional Evidence – transparency in oral judgments – Criminal Procedure Act 1967 – burden of proof for dismissal – admissibility of evidence – procedural fairness – error of law – special circumstances for additional evidence – role of trial judge – costs
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