Leading Criminal cases...

napplechunks

Hi would someone mind please posting up names of some leading criminal law cases.

Many thanks

Robbo

Any particular area or principal you want to be enlightened in? If it's just a good yarn you're after R -v- Dudley & Stephens is a nice macabre tale. The real life tale of Roger the Cabin Boy.

napplechunks

I will read that one. Thank you.

Areas of interest would be:

White collar crime, Murder, manslaughter, temporary insanity...

Many kind thanks

napplechunks

Ah, see Dudley and Stephens case is about flesh eating and murder, nice.

thanks much and many

Delancey

A couple of cases spring to mind , interesting in the crimes themselves and the legal toing and froing -

Noel and Marie Murray convicted for the murder of a Garda in 1975 , sentenced to death however the Court of Appeal set aside the sentence on the basis the Garda was in plainclothes and it was argued they did not know they were shooting a policeman.

Vincent Connell convicted for the murder of Patricia Furlong in the Dublin mountains ( his trial was at the time was the longest running trial in Irish legal history ). He was a fascinating character having served as a Prison Officer in Ireland and a Policeman in Liverpool. He was a popular and successful Disc Jockey. He was also a total psychopath who was convicted on 8 counts of attempted murder of previous girlfriends , he was also fond of making threats to kill. Be afraid , be very afraid.....
The court of appeal released him after deciding there was insufficient evidence to justify his conviction. He died not long thereafter from a heart attack. Really interesting case.

napplechunks

Thanks so much for those... much appreciated.

Does anyone know of any white collar crime :eek: cases in recent irish / uk or I suppose international jurisdictions?

Best

eagle_&_bear

napplechunks wrote: »

I will read that one. Thank you.
Areas of interest would be:
White collar crime, Murder, manslaughter, temporary insanity...
Many kind thanks

There's a brand new book out called 'Criminal Law in Ireland: cases and commentary' and it covers all areas of crime in Ireland and lists the leading principles and cases so that might help you alot. Shane Kilcommins, Liz Heffernan and someone else co-wrote it

I think, although I can't be completely certain that clarus press print it

napplechunks

Well, actually I am a law student and was trying to NOT go near college but wanted to read some cases this weekend which I am unfortunately, now ADDICTED to ...

Thanks to the above suggestions - dudley and stephens, great case, did not know the monty python sketches were based on factual events... amazing.

Oh, and I guess there aren't really any white collar cases - yet...

thanks

Robbo

napplechunks wrote: »

Oh, and I guess there aren't really any white collar cases - yet...

If you want white collar and want to waste a weekend, read some of the Fyffes -v- Dcc stuff. There's also some of the more famous Restriction of Directors cases like Verit Hotel & Leisure, La Moselle or Tralee Beef & Lamb for suggestions in how not to run a company.

Delancey

Other white collar cases would be those where certain insurance brokers / investment intermediaries were convicted of stealing client funds - the 3 cases I can think of involved Mark Synott of Synott Life and Pensions , Tony Taylor of Taylor Asset Management and Brian Kilbane of BK Financial Services. These gents all ran operation with an M.O. of robbing Peter to pay Paul . I would guess they are all out of jail now.

CantGetNoSleep

White collar crime is generally studied as part of Commercial or Company Law modules at university rather than criminal law.

One of the most interesting judgements of recent times imo is the CCA case of People (D.P.P.) v Anthony Barnes. Some of the texts referred to in it are very interesting reading also. I think it is from the year 2006 or even late 2005

CantGetNoSleep

Edit: here is that case

http://www.courts.ie/judgments.nsf/bce24a8184816f1580256ef30048ca50/aded5c6b04f391478025725d00516c14?OpenDocument

johnnyskeleton

Law Professor: Tell me, Mr. Rumpole, what is the most important case in the UK from the last 50 years?

Rumpole: Why, I'd have to say, the Penge Bunglaow murders.

Law Professor: I've never heard of it! What important point did it decide?

Rumple: It decided that Rumpole could win a seemly hopeless murder case, alone and without a leader.

OP, why in God's name do you want these cases?

For criminal law start with Woolmington v DPP and move on from there really. There are hundreds of important decisions dealing with every element of every crime ever committed.