Road traffic offences were by far the most common cases brought before the District Court in Carrick-on-Shannon last year according to the latest figures from the Courts Service with 1,255 cases involving 696 defendants heard in just 12 months.
Of these nine cases resulted in imprisonment or detention orders, 390 involved fines, 40 resulting in community service, probation acts and 152 were taken into consideration.
Over 42% of cases were struck out and a further 127 cases were dismis
sed, leaving Carrick-on-Shannon with a conviction rate of just 47.6%.
Public order and assault convictions in the District Court resulted in 41 imprisonment orders, 65 fines and 13 community service orders. A further 69 cases were struck out and seven were dismissed.
Larceny cases accounted for 27 imprisonment orders and 22 fines in Carrick-on-Shannon District Court last year. A further five cases were dealt with via community service/probation orders.
Thirteen larceny cases were struck out and one was also dismissed while a further 39 cases were marked proven, taken into consideration.
Drugs offences accounted for just 30 cases in the District Court last year. Of these one resulted in imprisonment, a further 12 cases were dealt with by way of fines and four involved community service or probation orders. Seven drugs cases were struck out and one was also dismissed during this 12 month period.
Waiting times in the District Court relatively short when compared to other figures for courts around the country. In Carrick-on-Shannon Criminal cases were heard, on average, within two months, while the average waiting time for criminal cases in Carrick-on-Shannon Circuit Court was a bit longer at six months.
Appeals in the Circuit Court were heard, on average, within three months and civil cases in the Circuit usually averaged a nine month wait for resolution.
According to the figures there were a total of 159 civil cases initiated in the Carrick-on-Shannon Circuit Court last year.
In total Carrick-on-Shannon Circuit Court dealt with 58 civil trials, 121 motions, eight District Court civil appeals and four High Court appeals.
The figures also show 25 divorces were granted by Co Leitrim courts in 2007 with the average waiting time for judicial separations, divorce and nullity decrees in the Circuit Court coming in at around six months.
Delays in the District Court for family law matters were much better however with no waiting time recorded for cases in Carrick-on-Shannon making this one of the fastest Districts for dealing with such matters.
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