The High Court adjourned its judgement today in the multi-million euro compensation claim by Co Donegal man Frank Shortt.
Mr Short, 69, is claiming compensation for his wrongful conviction and jailing in 1995.
The President of the High Court apologised that the judgement was not ready to be delivered. He said two issues were troubling him and he may need further input from the lawyers in the case.
Mr Justice Finnegan also said that this is the first case of this nature before the courts and it raises a number of issues in the assessment of damages and other legal issues.
The judge apologised to Mr Shortt, who had travelled from Co Donegal, and to the media for not making it known sooner that the judgement was delayed. He now hopes to give judgement by the end of June.
Mr Shortt was wrongfully convicted and jailed for three years on charges of allowing the sale of drugs at his Inishowen club.
His claim for compensation arises from a Court of Criminal Appeal decision certifying that he was a victim of a miscarriage of justice.
27 months
Mr Shortt, a father of three, was jailed in March 1995 and served 27 months in prison.
His initial appeal was rejected but he pursued a second appeal which was not opposed by the Director of Public Prosecutions and in 2002 the Court of Criminal Appeal decided that Mr Shortt had been the victim of a miscarriage of justice.
That miscarriage was on the grounds of newly discovered facts relating to the deliberate suppression of material by two gardaí, Detective Garda Noel McMahon and Superintendent Kevin Lennon.
Both men have been prominent names at the Morris Tribunal which has been investigating allegations of garda corruption in Co Donegal. Lennon was sacked from the Gardaí last year, while McMahon resigned.
The High Court case late last year to determine compensation heard that Mr Shortt and his family had been destroyed by the wrongful drug conviction and jail sentence.
Mr Shortt is seeking several million euro compensation but the State has disputed some of the claims advanced, including claims for loss of earnings and loss of profits.
