Criminal Law (Admissibility of Evidence) Bill 2008

Public bill · Private Member · Presented

The Bill would end the automatic exclusion of evidence obtained by breaching an accused person’s rights. Courts would instead balance those rights against victims’ rights, the public interest and confidence in justice, while considering how serious and deliberate the breach was; courts could also refer Garda misconduct to the Garda Ombudsman.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to revise in part the law of evidence in criminal proceedings and for that purpose to abolish the exclusionary rule and to amend the Garda Síochána Act 2005

Last updated 12 April 2018