murder and involuntary manslaughter - Law Reform Commission

Homicide: murder and involuntary manslaughterACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThe Commission would like to thank the following people who providedvaluable assistance:Senator Ivana Bacik, Reid Professor TCDThe Hon Mr Justice Robert Barr, Former Judge of the High CourtThe Hon Mr Justice Declan Budd, Judge of the High CourtMr Conal Boyce, Solicitor, Boyce, Burns & CoMr Noel Brett, CEO Road Safety AuthorityMr Tom Cahill, Bar Council, Barrister-at-LawMs Collette Carey, Criminal Law Committee, Law Society of IrelandThe Hon Mr Justice Paul Carney, Judge of the High CourtThe Hon Mr Justice Peter Charleton, Judge of the High CourtMs Siobhán Dunne,Mr Peter W Ferguson, Advocate, ScotlandMr Maurice Gaffney SCThe Hon Mr Justice Hugh Geoghegan, Judge of the Supreme CourtThe late Mr Brendan Grogan SCMr James Hamilton, Director of Public ProsecutionsDr John Harbison, former State PathologistThe Hon Mr Justice John Hedigan, Judge of the High CourtMr Brendan McArdle, formerly Detective Sergeant of an Garda SíochánaHis Honour Judge Pat McCartan, Judge of the Circuit CourtProfessor Paul McCutcheon, Head of School of Law ULMr Paul Anthony McDermott, Barrister-at-LawMr Patrick McEntee SCThe Hon Mr Justice Aindreas Ó Caoimh, Court of Justice of theEuropean CommunitiesThe Hon Mr Justice Kevin O’Higgins, Judge of the High CourtMr Caoimhín O’hUiginn, formerly Assistant Secretary at the Departmentof Justice, Equality and Law ReformMr Simon P O’Leary, Former Law Reform CommissionerMr Paul O’Connor, School of Law UCDMr Stephen Pye, Office of Parliamentary CounselMr Dara Robinson, Criminal Law Committee Chairman, Law Society of IrelandDr John Stannard, Senior Lecturer in Law, Queen’s University BelfastMr Kieron Wood, Barrister-at-LawProfessor Stanley Yeo, National University of SingaporeHowever, full responsibility for this publication lies with the Commission.vii