Trial by jury in the courts of the United States is a trial presided over by a judge, with authority, not only to rule upon objections to evidence and to instruct the jury upon the law, but also, when in his judgment the due administration of justice... Reports ... Proceedings - Page 21by Ohio State Bar Association - 1912Full view - About this book
| Law - 1890 - 542 pages
...Justice Gray, " in the courts of the United States, is a trial presided over by a judge, with anthority not only to rule upon objections to evidence, and...his opinion upon questions of fact, provided only bo submits those questions to their determination." Now, trial by jury in the courts of the United... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1888 - 1450 pages
...Geo. R. Kaercher, for defendants in error. GRAY, J. Trial by jury in the courts of the United States is a trial presided over by a judge, with authority,...to aid the jury by explaining and commenting upon the testimony, and even giving them his opinion upon questions of fact, provided only he submits those... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1888 - 1462 pages
...defendants in error. ».. GRAY, J. * Trial by jury in the courts of the United States is a trial pre-" sided over by a judge, with authority, not only to rule...to aid the jury by explaining and commenting upon the testimony, and even giving them his opinion upon questions of fact, provided only he submits those... | |
| Georgia Bar Association - Bar associations - 1901 - 982 pages
...courts. The rule is thus stated by Mr. Justice Gray: "Trial by jury in the courts of the United States is a trial presided over by a judge, with authority...also, when in his judgment the due administration of justicerequires it, to aid the jury by explaining and commenting upon the testimony, and oven giving... | |
| Law - 1889 - 466 pages
...114, says: — "Trial by jury in the courts of the United States is a trial presided over by a fudge with authority, not only to rule upon objections to...to aid the jury by explaining and commenting upon the testimony, and even giving them his opinion upon the question of fact, provided only he submits... | |
| New Zealand. Parliament. House of Representatives - 1895 - 704 pages
...Justice Gray (' Albany LJ,' vol. xxix., p. 208) : ' Trial by jury in the Courts of the United States ¡sa trial presided over by a Judge, with authority not...•due administration of justice requires it, to aid <he jury by explaining and commenting upon, and even giving them his opinion upon, questions of fact,... | |
| Maryland State Bar Association - 1907 - 348 pages
...Constitution, when it said : (US vs. Reading RR, 123 US 113.) "Trial by jury in the courts of the United States is a trial presided over by a judge, with authority...to aid the jury by explaining and commenting upon the testimony, and even giving them his opinion upon questions of fact, provided only he submits those... | |
| Henry Campbell Black - Constitutional law - 1897 - 792 pages
...statutes forbidding such a practice to the state judges. "Trial by jury in the courts of the United States is a trial presided over by a judge with authority...to aid the jury by explaining and commenting upon the testimony, and even giving them his opinion upon questions of fact, provided only he submits those... | |
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