Montserrat: Sessional lawsGovernment Printer, South Africa, 1857 - Law |
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... Justice . ( Dated 2nd March , 1858 . W H EREAS Offenders frequently escape conviction on VV their trials by reason of the technical strictness of Criminal proceedings in matters not material to the merits of the case ; and whereas such ...
... Justice . ( Dated 2nd March , 1858 . W H EREAS Offenders frequently escape conviction on VV their trials by reason of the technical strictness of Criminal proceedings in matters not material to the merits of the case ; and whereas such ...
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... justice , and in y thereupon be punished in like manner as any accessory after the fact to the same felony if convicted as an access ry may be punished , and the offence of such pers n howsoe er indicted my be inquired of , tried ...
... justice , and in y thereupon be punished in like manner as any accessory after the fact to the same felony if convicted as an access ry may be punished , and the offence of such pers n howsoe er indicted my be inquired of , tried ...
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... justice ; for the prevention of several trials , be it tent in the rhsence énacted , that any number of such , accessories or receivers may en of the principal fo . be ciarged with substantive felonies in thi same indictment ...
... justice ; for the prevention of several trials , be it tent in the rhsence énacted , that any number of such , accessories or receivers may en of the principal fo . be ciarged with substantive felonies in thi same indictment ...
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... justice ; any escape or rescue from lawful custody on a criminal charge ; any public and indecent exposure of the person , any indecent assault , or any assault occasioning actual bodily harm , any attempt to have carnal knowledge of a ...
... justice ; any escape or rescue from lawful custody on a criminal charge ; any public and indecent exposure of the person , any indecent assault , or any assault occasioning actual bodily harm , any attempt to have carnal knowledge of a ...
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... justice of the Peace to be dealt with according to Law and the time at which the night shall commence and conclude shall for the purposes of this Act be deemed the same as in cases of Burglary . 9 S . 12 . · XLVI . If any person liable ...
... justice of the Peace to be dealt with according to Law and the time at which the night shall commence and conclude shall for the purposes of this Act be deemed the same as in cases of Burglary . 9 S . 12 . · XLVI . If any person liable ...
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Page 6 - ... nor for omitting to state the time at which the offence was committed ; in any case where time is not of the essence of the offence, nor for stating the time imperfectly, nor for stating the offence to have been committed on a day subsequent to the finding of the indictment, or on an impossible day, or on a day that never happened...
Page 5 - ... sufficient to set forth the substance of the offence charged upon the defendant, and by what court...
Page 6 - ... or vice Versa, nor for that any person mentioned in the indictment is designated by a name of office, or other descriptive appellation, instead of his proper name, nor for omitting to state the time at which the offence was committed in any case where time is not of the essence of the offence, nor for stating the time imperfectly, nor for stating the offence to have been committed on a day subsequent to the finding of the indictment, or...
Page 10 - A party producing a witness shall not be allowed to impeach his credit by general evidence of bad character, but he may, in case the witness shall, in the opinion of the Judge, prove adverse, contradict him by other evidence, or, by leave of the Judge, prove that he has made at other times a statement inconsistent with his present testimony...
Page 13 - ... it shall be sufficient to describe such instrument by any name or designation by which the same may be usually known, or by the purport thereof, and in such manner as to sufficiently identify snch instrument, without setting out any copy or fac-simile of the whole or any part thereof.
Page 13 - ... was guilty only of an attempt to commit the same, such person shall not by reason thereof . be entitled to be acquitted, but the jury shall be at liberty to return as their verdict that the defendant is not guilty of the felony or misdemeanour charged, but is guilty of an attempt to commit the same...
Page 10 - If any person called as a witness, or required or desiring to make an affidavit or deposition, shall refuse or be unwilling from alleged conscientious motives to be sworn, it shall be lawful for the court or judge or other presiding officer, or person qualified to take affidavits or depositions, upon being satisfied of the sincerity of such objection, to permit such person, instead of being sworn, to make his or her solemn affirmation or declaration in the words following; videlicet, " I, AB, do...
Page 11 - Comparison of a disputed writing with any writing proved to the satisfaction of the Judge to be genuine shall be permitted to be made by witnesses; and such writings, and the evidence of witnesses respecting the same, may be submitted to the Court and jury as evidence of the genuineness, or otherwise, of the writing in dispute.