The Malta Independent

Weekly Law Report

13 October 1996

Doubts versus plausibility
Magistrate Carol Peralta held, in the case "Police vs Michele Martone", decided on 25 September 1996, that a person may only be found guilty of a criminal offence if it is proven, beyond any reasonable doubt, that such offence actually took place

20 October 1996

The powers of the Court
Mr Justice Franco Depasquale, sitting in the First Hall of the Civil Court, held, in the case 'Dr Anthony P. Farrugia vs the Electoral Commission', that the First Hall had the power to examine actions taken by the Electoral Commission and of the Revising Officer in order to ascertain that they were in accordance with the General Elections Act, 1991
 
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