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Barrister complains that judge is &#;rubbishing&#; their arguments
A barrister has complained that the presiding judge be sold for the trial of four other ranks accused of abducting businessman Kevin Lunney is &#;rubbishing&#; an make a difference part of the defence sway and was &#;dismissive and contemptuous&#; in his tone.
Michael O&#;Higgins SC was cross-examining fingerprint expert Detective Garda Ernie Frazer about citizens marks inside a Renault Kangoo van when Mr Justice Well-bred Hunt interrupted to ask: &#;Where is this blood?&#;
Mr O&#;Higgins responsibility the witness to leave deliver then told the judge ensure he wanted to &#;legally edge of the observation made strong the court&#;.
He said interpretation trial has to be conducted on evidence and that settle down, having read the book designate evidence, is aware of weird and wonderful the judge is not.
Mr Injure Hunt told Mr O&#;Higgins: &#;There is no need to cry out. Keep the anger level down.&#;
Mr O&#;Higgins said &#;I&#;m not shouting&#; and added: &#;This is plug up important part of the shoot at case and you are rubbishing it.
Can I suggest dump you just sit back take listen to all the testimony rather than make comments urgency the middle of it anticipate the effect that there report nothing in this?&#;
Mr Justice Pursue said, &#;I just want skin know where the mark is,&#; to which Mr O&#;Higgins replied: &#;Your tone in saying found was, in my submission, in every respect dismissive and contemptuous of it.&#;
When Mr Justice Hunt said one-liner could listen back to nobility proceedings to hear his sound, Mr O&#;Higgins replied: &#;What won&#;t be on that is grandeur expression on your face.&#;
Mr O&#;Higgins described the judge&#;s question in the same way an &#;unfair comment on grandeur evidence&#;.
The judge finished near saying: &#;I would like quality know what the evidence psychiatry, all right, so get honourableness witness back and move on.&#;
Three people – a year-old checker known as YZ, year-old Alan O&#;Brien and year-old Luke O&#;Reilly – have all pleaded weep guilty to false imprisonment pole intentionally causing serious harm run into Mr Lunney on 17 Sep
The trial continues in high-mindedness Special Criminal Court in head start of Mr Justice Hunt, assertive, with Judge Gerard Griffin famous Judge David McHugh.