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Irish Examiner
13-06-2025
- Irish Examiner
Cork mother 'hooked on crack cocaine' told to stay away from bad influences in theft case
A Cork mother who came under the the negative influence of a number of individuals saw her life 'spiral out of control' as she became hooked on crack cocaine, the district court has heard. Grainne O'Connor, aged 48, of Art Abhainn, Carrignagroghera, Fermoy, Co Cork, appeared before a recent sitting of Fermoy District Court where she pleaded guilty to one count of theft. Court presenter Sergeant Majella O'Sullivan told the court that Ms O'Connor went into a Spar supermarket in Fermoy on December 9, 2024, where she took three rolls and Lucozade to the value of €17.20 and left the shop with the items but did not pay for them. The court was told that Ms O'Connor was identified by CCTV and the stolen items were not recovered. The court was told that the accused made full admissions and had a total of 21 previous conditions including six under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act, 2001. The court also heard that Ms O'Connor had brought €20 to compensate the injured party. Defence solicitor, Matthew Bermingham, said that his client was a mother of four children whose issues stemmed from serious addiction problems. He said that Ms O'Connor had stolen the rolls to feed her children as she had used up her own money to feed her addiction. He said that she had fallen in with a group of people from Cork City where she was attending addiction services who were a negative influence on her and she 'appears to be in their grip'. Mr Bermingham said: 'These three people in particular seem to be using her for lifts. They have not been helpful and have got her hooked on crack cocaine. She is in serious difficulty. Ms O'Connor said her life had 'spiralled out of control' but she was determined to cease contact with those who were leading her in a negative direction. Judge Miriam Walsh said that people like Ms O'Connor who took things from shops whenever they liked 'jack up the prices and it's not fair on the rest of us.' She warned Ms O'Connor to cease contact with those people who are 'using you' and added that she would give Ms O'Connor a chance to improve her life. The case was adjourned until September 12 for the completion of a Probation Service report. This article is fund by the Courts Reporting Scheme
United News of India
07-06-2025
- Politics
- United News of India
Delhi's district court lawyers to abstain from work on June 9
New Delhi, June 9 (UNI) The lawyers practising in district courts in Delhi have decided to abstain from work on June 9 against the shifting of the Digital Negotiable Instrument Act Courts to the Rouse Avenue court complex. Nagender Kumar, Chairman, Coordination Committee, All District Court Bar Association of Delhi, has passed a resolution that in an emergent meeting, the Co-ordination committee has taken serious note of unrest among advocates against the shifting of the Digital Courts to Rouse Avenue Court and it has been resolved to register strong grievance/resentment against the same. Accordingly, it has been unanimously decided to abstain from judicial work in all District Courts on Monday i.e. 09.06.2025, Vikas Goyal Adv, Hony Secretary Delhi Bar Association and General Secretary of the Coordination Committee of Delhi District Courts has requested the advocates by sending messages to completely abstain from work on Monday i.e June 9 in all District Courts of Delhi. Delhi High Court's Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya has inaugurated the 34 digital court at the Rouse Avenue Complex last week to exclusively hear cases under the NI Act. UNI XC SSP
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Lawmakers vow further exploration of CYFD reforms in interim before 2026 session
New Mexico lawmakers created a new child advocate position to oversee the troubled CYFD agency. (Dean Hanson/Albuquerque Journal) New Mexico lawmakers said Tuesday they plan to investigate more reforms for the state's troubled child welfare agency in advance of next year's legislative session, pointing to the recent tragedy of a 16-year old foster child's suicide as a catalyst for further action. The Courts, Corrections and Justice Committee convened at the Roundhouse for the first meeting of the interim, which included a presentation on recent reforms to the Children, Youth & Families Department lawmakers passed in the 2025 Legislative session. Specifically, House Bill 5 created an Office of the Child Advocate, which will be administratively attached to the state Department of Justice. Tuesday's hearing also exposed continued tension over the management of CYFD. The troubled agency has faced increased scrutiny over rising costs of settlements for maltreatment and deaths of children in custody from years past, as well as the housing of children in offices, which have included incidents of injury from private security guards. New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez in April announced an investigation into the April death. In a recent interview with Source, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who has clashed with the AG over CYFD, said the agency intends to abide with the Legislature's reforms 'in a robust and cooperative manner.' Sen. Joe Cervantes (D-Las Cruces), who co-chairs the interim committee with Rep. Christine Chandler (D-Los Alamos), said New Mexico was failing to protect children in state custody which he called 'our most important, sacred responsibility.' 'We're not saving lives, we have children who are dying on our watch,' he said Tuesday. Cervantes alluded to Jaydun Garcia, the 16-year old who died by suicide in congregate care in April, but also mentioned a second case: 'I cannot go into detail, that we had another suicide: a young woman who was pregnant at the time in our state custody.' CYFD spokesperson Jessica Preston said she could not corroborate Cervantes' statement. 'State and federal confidentiality laws strictly limit what the Children, Youth, and Families Department can confirm or disclose about individual cases. We are only authorized to release information when it is determined that abuse or neglect caused a child's death,' Preston said in a written statement. 'Accordingly, no information can be provided.' CYFD was not invited to testify at today's meeting, both Cervantes and CYFD confirmed, with Preston noting that the agenda item related to the new office attached to the NMDOJ. CYFD Cabinet Secretary Teresa Casados 'has said on many occasions that the Department welcomes oversight, and we look forward to collaborating with the new Office of Child Advocate to serve the children, youth, and families of New Mexico when it is up and running,' Preston wrote. Lujan Grisham line-item vetoed $1 million earmarked for Office of the Child Advocate from the budget, but allowed both a $650,000 appropriation the New Mexico Department of Justice to set up the office and $300,000 for CYFD to hire additional staff to respond to inquiries from the advocate to remain in the budget. Attorneys for NMDOJ said they would be able to stand up the office with the $650,000 appropriation, but would seek further funding in 2026. 'That sets us on a pretty good entry point,' said Billy Jimenez, the deputy attorney general for civil affairs at NMDOJ. 'From a purely administrative standpoint, we can provide staff to assist whether that's paralegals or clerical staff, HR staff. But I think, at the end of the day, we want to make sure that that office maintains… independence [and] their own paralegals and staff over time.' Further decisions about staffing the office will be made once the child advocate is in the role Jimenez said. The state is still in the process of appointing a statutorily required state child advocate selection committee, which is required by law to meet before Sept. 1 to consider recommendations for the state child advocate. Within 30 days of meeting, the committee is supposed to recommend a short list of candidates to the governor, who will make the appointment.
Scoop
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Scoop
More Funding To Cut Court Case Backlogs
Press Release – New Zealand Government ' Hon Paul Goldsmith Minister of Justice Minister for Courts Court case backlogs will be further reduced through extra funding to improve court timeliness and access to justice, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith and Courts Minister Nicole McKee say. 'Justice delayed is justice denied. Waiting months or years for a case to be resolved only adds to the frustration and trauma for victims and, indeed, all court participants,' Mr Goldsmith says. 'While there has been progress, it's really important that we keep things moving. This funding will to do exactly that.' Budget 2025 will provide New Zealand's courts with $246 million of additional funding over the next four years. 'This funding will support the ongoing operation of specialist courts, tribunals, the District Court, senior courts, the Coroners Court, and the legal aid system.' 'This Government is supporting the courts to be more efficient and minimise delays, to ensure everyone can navigate the process smoothly and have trust and confidence in the system,' Mrs McKee says. 'An efficient court system that delivers timely justice is an important part of the Government's plan to restore law and order. Through Budget 2025 we are making sure we keep our foot on the pedal.' In the year ending 31 March 2025, cases disposed of within expected timeframes has stabilised at 81 per cent, after almost a decade of declining timeliness. Backlog cases have decreased by 9 per cent to 7,067, while active cases decreased by 3 per cent to 37,920, with a reduction of 1,074 cases on hand. Disposals of district court jury trials are at historically high levels, reflecting the approach of applying additional resources to reduce the post-Covid backlog of trials in Auckland courts.
Scoop
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Scoop
More Funding To Cut Court Case Backlogs
' Hon Paul Goldsmith Minister of Justice Minister for Courts Court case backlogs will be further reduced through extra funding to improve court timeliness and access to justice, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith and Courts Minister Nicole McKee say. 'Justice delayed is justice denied. Waiting months or years for a case to be resolved only adds to the frustration and trauma for victims and, indeed, all court participants,' Mr Goldsmith says. 'While there has been progress, it's really important that we keep things moving. This funding will to do exactly that.' Budget 2025 will provide New Zealand's courts with $246 million of additional funding over the next four years. 'This funding will support the ongoing operation of specialist courts, tribunals, the District Court, senior courts, the Coroners Court, and the legal aid system.' 'This Government is supporting the courts to be more efficient and minimise delays, to ensure everyone can navigate the process smoothly and have trust and confidence in the system,' Mrs McKee says. 'An efficient court system that delivers timely justice is an important part of the Government's plan to restore law and order. Through Budget 2025 we are making sure we keep our foot on the pedal.' In the year ending 31 March 2025, cases disposed of within expected timeframes has stabilised at 81 per cent, after almost a decade of declining timeliness. Backlog cases have decreased by 9 per cent to 7,067, while active cases decreased by 3 per cent to 37,920, with a reduction of 1,074 cases on hand. Disposals of district court jury trials are at historically high levels, reflecting the approach of applying additional resources to reduce the post-Covid backlog of trials in Auckland courts.
