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The applicant in these proceedings was on 10 th March 2002 charged that on the 9 th March 2002 at Shelbourne Park, South Lotts Road, Ringsend, Dublin 4, she did steal property to wit, a black wallet and �60 in cash, the property of Emma Hawkins, contrary to s. 2 of the Larceny Act, 1916 as amended by s. 9 of the Larceny Act, 1990.
Another person, Brendan Duffy, was similarly charged on the said occasion, both in respect of stealing the said wallet and of handling same contrary to s. 33 of the Larceny Act 1916 as amended by s. 3 of the Larceny Act 1990.
The applicant now seeks from this court an order of prohibition preventing her trial on the said charge.
Leave to seek judicial review by way of prohibition was granted by this court on 15 th July, 2002 on grounds which may be summarised as follows:-
On Saturday night, 9 th March 2002, Emma Hawkins went to Shelbourne Park Dog Track in Dublin with her boyfriend Joseph Sullivan. At the dog track she met Mary Harnett, Matt Lee, who is or was Mary Harnett's partner and Sarah Sullivan, who is a sister of Joseph Sullivan. Towards the end of the evening, the group was gathered in a downstairs bar near the entrance to the outdoor viewing area. They were standing close to a pillar which had a shelf built on to it where they had placed their drinks. The group had removed their bags and jackets and had placed them on the floor beside the pillar.
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