A Practical Treatise on the Office and Duties of Coroners in Ontario, and the Other Provinces, and the Territories of Canada, and in the Colony of Newfoundland: With Schedules of Fees, and an Appendix of Forms |
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... Body is Found 2. The Position of the Body ..... 230 233 235 3. The Marks and Spots upon the Body and Clothing 4. The Surrounding Objects .... 5. The Bearing and Conduct of the Parties in Attendance 242 238 241 .... PAGE . SEC . 8 ...
... Body is Found 2. The Position of the Body ..... 230 233 235 3. The Marks and Spots upon the Body and Clothing 4. The Surrounding Objects .... 5. The Bearing and Conduct of the Parties in Attendance 242 238 241 .... PAGE . SEC . 8 ...
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... body of a prisoner . The language of Chief Justice Jervis is very appropriate to the subject . He says : " Coroners ought not in such cases , nor indeed in any case , to obtrude themselves into private families for the purpose of ...
... body of a prisoner . The language of Chief Justice Jervis is very appropriate to the subject . He says : " Coroners ought not in such cases , nor indeed in any case , to obtrude themselves into private families for the purpose of ...
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... body of such deceased convict , and upon such requi- sition by one or more of the officers named , the coroner shall hold an inquest on the body of the deceased convict , and , for that purpose , he and the jury , and all other persons ...
... body of such deceased convict , and upon such requi- sition by one or more of the officers named , the coroner shall hold an inquest on the body of the deceased convict , and , for that purpose , he and the jury , and all other persons ...
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... body of the offender , and inquire into and ascertain the identity of the body , and whether judgment of death was duly executed on the offen- der . In these cases the inquisition must be in duplicate , and one of the originals is to be ...
... body of the offender , and inquire into and ascertain the identity of the body , and whether judgment of death was duly executed on the offen- der . In these cases the inquisition must be in duplicate , and one of the originals is to be ...
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... bodies even the ashes might prove of im- portance . While on the other hand , an inquest might be held on a considerable portion of a body which would afford no evidence of the cause of death , or possibly it might be found the original ...
... bodies even the ashes might prove of im- portance . While on the other hand , an inquest might be held on a considerable portion of a body which would afford no evidence of the cause of death , or possibly it might be found the original ...
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Common terms and phrases
accident accused acid adjournment antidote appear arsenic attendance blood body British Columbia Browne & Stewart Canada Evidence Act cause of death certificate charge child colour committed constable Copy caption coroner coroner's court Criminal Code crown attorney dead deceased declaration duty dying declarations examination execution Fatal Dose fees felo felo de se felony fire inquests Form gaol give evidence held homicide injury inquest inquiry inquisition jurors jury jurymen justice kill Lady the Queen magistrate manslaughter medical witness murder necessary notice Nova Scotia oath offence Ontario opinion opium Oyez pain party peace person poison post mortem Prince Edward Island produced Prof proper Province of Ontario prussic acid quashed recognizance Reese refuses respiration sheriff skin sometimes Sovereign Lady stains statute stomach strychnine summoned sworn symptoms taken Taylor Tidy tion verdict violent vomiting warrant wound writ
Popular passages
Page 377 - Having heard the evidence, do you "wish to say anything in answer to the charge? You are not ''obliged to say anything unless you desire to do so, but what"ever you say will be taken down in writing, and may be given " in evidence against you upon your trial.
Page 84 - Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man, guided upon those considerations which ordinarily regulate the conduct of human affairs, would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do.
Page 349 - I AB do sincerely promise and swear, That I will be faithful, and bear true allegiance, to their Majesties King William and Queen Mary: So help me God.
Page 70 - Homicide is culpable when it consists in the killing of any person, either by an unlawful act or by an omission, without lawful excuse, to perform or observe any legal duty, or by both combined, or by causing a person, by threats or fear of violence, or by deception, to do an act which causes that person's death, or by wilfully frightening a child or sick person.
Page 324 - You, as foreman of this grand jury, shall diligently inquire and true presentment make, of all such matters and things as shall be given you in charge ; the counsel of the people of this state, your fellows...
Page 91 - A child becomes a human being within the meaning of this Act when it has completely proceeded, in a living state, from the body of its mother...
Page 348 - Her person, crown and dignity, and that I will do my utmost endeavour to disclose and make known to...
Page 404 - Yeoman, not having the fear of God before his eyes, but being moved and seduced by the instigation of the devil...
Page 381 - Britain, to be made and levied of their several goods and chattels, lands and tenements respectively, to the use of our said lady the Queen, her heirs and successors, if he the said AB fail in the condition indorsed.
Page 224 - ... to bring and have such person, at a time and place to be therein mentioned, before the justice who issued the said summons, or before such other justice or justices of the peace for the same...