Tagged: summons
Shoplifting
The current Irish law on “shoplifting” is to be found in Section 8 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001. The side note for the Section descriptively reads âMaking off without payingâ?.
I have in my hand a piece of paper
This section is, of course, of immense benefit to a prosecutor. It permits the proof of two matters in one fell swoop, each of which, if required to be proved in some other fashion would generate multiple occasions or opportunities for the prosecutor to slip on the proverbial banana skin.
Peon service
Clearly the Law Society of Ireland should check out the virtues of peon service in its efforts to locate Michael Lynn.