 | Samuel Glasse - Forms (Law) - 1788 - 692 pages
...impartially to be punifhed *36with death ; but it mud be remembered, that it is an accufation eafily to be made, and hard to be proved, and harder to be defended by the party accofed, tho' never fo innocent: therefore, a wife jury will be cautious upon trials of offences of... | |
 | Matthew Hale, Sir Matthew Hale - Pleas of the crown - 1800 - 686 pages
...impartially to be punifhed with death ; but it muft be remembered, that it is an accufation eafily to be made and hard to be proved, and harder to be defended by the party accufed, tho never fo innocent. . 541* liban I (hall never forget a trial befóte myfelf of a rape... | |
 | Edward Hyde East - Criminal law - 1806 - 556 pages
...great and very experienced judge is ever to be kept in mind. It is true, i Hale, 635. says Ld. Hale, rape is a most detestable crime, and therefore ought...harder to be defended by the party accused, though ever so innocent. And there- i Hale, 633. fore, says he, though the party ravished be in law a com-4Blac.Com.213.... | |
 | William Waller Hening - Forms (Law) - 1810 - 710 pages
...testimony of an infant be admitted without oath. See 1 East's Cr. L. 444. Upon the whole, rape, it is true, is a most detestable crime, and therefore ought severely...defended by the party accused, though never so innocent. Therefore a wise jury will be cautious upon trials of offences of this nature, that they be not so... | |
 | Lawrence Dundas Campbell, E. Samuel - Books - 1811 - 652 pages
...he, (speaking' oí the offence in question) " it is a most detestable crime, and, therefore, ought impartially to be punished with death ; but it must...proved, and harder to be defended by the party accused, thong!] ever so innocent." " And therefore," says he, " though the party injured be in law a competent... | |
 | Lawrence Dundas Campbell, E. Samuel - Books - 1811 - 662 pages
..." it is a most detestable crime, and, therefore, ought impartially to be punished with death j but it must be remembered that it is an accusation easily...harder to be defended by the party accused, though ever so innocent." " And therefore," says he, " though the party injured be in law a competent witness,... | |
 | Edward Christian - Criminal law - 1820 - 148 pages
...Justice Hale strongly urges attention to this principle in the trial of rapes. " It is true," says he, " rape is a most detestable crime, and therefore ought...defended by the party accused, though never so innocent. " I shall never forget a trial before myself of a rape in the County of Sussex. " There * 7 Will. III.... | |
 | Richard Burn - Justices of the peace - 1820 - 758 pages
...and therefore ought severely and impartially to be punished with death : but it must be remembered, it is an accusation easily to be made, and hard to...defended by the party accused, though never so innocent." He then mentions two remarkable cases of malicious prosecution for this crime, that had come within... | |
 | William Oldnall Russell - Criminal law - 1824 - 594 pages
...of (his offence. observations of a great and experienced judge. Lord Hale says, " It is true, that rape is a most detestable *crime, and therefore ought...defended by the party accused, though never so innocent." (s; He then mentions two remarkable cases of malicious prosecution for this crime that had come within... | |
 | sir William Blackstone - Law - 1825 - 584 pages
...judge", that rape is a most [ 215 ] " detestable crime, and therefore ought severely and impar" tially to be punished with death ; but it must be remembered...by the party accused, " though never so innocent." He then relates two very extraordinary cases of malicious prosecution for this crime, that had happened... | |
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It is true that rape is a most detestable crime, and therefore ought severely and impartially to be punished with death; but it must be remembered that it is an accusation easily to be made and hard to be proved and harder to be defended by the party... 
