Crown Cases Reserved for Consideration, and Decided by the Judges of England: With a Selection of Cases Relating to Indicatable Offences, Argued and Determined in the Court of Queens̓ Bench and the Courts of Error, Volume 1 |
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15 Vict act of Parliament affidavit ALDERSON alleged amended bail bankrupt bankruptcy borough charged chose in action coals coin COLERIDGE committed common law contended contract Conviction affirmed count Court of Criminal CRESSWELL Criminal Appeal CROMPTON crown and dignity defendant delivered deposition embezzlement ERLE evidence fact false pretences felony fendant G. G. Achilli glanders held HORNSEA indictable offence indictment J. H. Newman JERVIS C. J. John Eagleton judgment jury found justice lady the Queen larceny letter libel liege subjects loaves Lord CAMPBELL C. J. master MAULE ment misdemeanor oath aforesaid objection offence officer opinion paid parish PARKE payment peace plaintiff in error plea possession pounds prisoner prisoner's prosecution prosecutor proved Quarter Sessions Queen her crown Queen's Bench question receipt received REGINA Roberts Spencer servant shew shillings soner statute stealing stolen ticket tion trial unlawfully verdict Viterbo WIGHTMAN William William Dugdale
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Page 161 - That if any Person shall unlawfully take, or cause to be taken, any unmarried Girl, being under the Age of Sixteen Years, out of the Possession and against the Will of her Father or Mother, or of any other Person having the lawful Care or Charge of her, every such Offender shall be guilty of a Misdemeanor...
Page 270 - Geo. 4, from the subtle distinction between larceny and fraud ; for remedy thereof be it enacted, that if any person shall by any false pretence obtain from any other person any chattel, money, or valuable security, with intent to cheat or defraud any person of the same, every such offender shall be guilty of a misdemeanor...
Page 207 - Biel, against the form of the statute in such case made and provided and against the peace of our said Lady the Queen, her Crown and dignity.
Page 27 - Lancaster, unlawfully did set np, keep and maintain a certain lottery, to wit, a littlego, to the great damage and common nuisance of all the liege subjects of our paid Lady the Queen there inhabiting and residing, and to the evil example of all others in the like case offending, and against the form of the statutes in such case made and provided, and against the peace of our said Lady the Queen, her crown and dignity.
Page 67 - ... in contempt of our said lady the Queen and her laws to the evil and pernicious example of all others in the like case offending and against the peace of our said lady the Queen her Crown and dignity.
Page 161 - And be it enacted, that if any person shall maliciously, either by force or fraud, lead or take away, or decoy, or entice away or detain, any child under the age of ten years, with intent to deprive the parent or parents, or any other person having the lawful care or charge of such child, of the possession of such child, or with intent to steal any article upon or about the person of such child...
Page 117 - ... if after such plea the defendant shall be convicted on such indictment or information, it shall be competent to the court in pronouncing sentence, to consider whether the guilt of the defendant is aggravated or mitigated by the said plea, and by the evidence given to prove or disprove the same...
Page 406 - Summons or have been apprehended, with or without ^ arrant, or be in Custody for the same or any other Offence, such Justice or Justices, before he or they shall commit such Accused Person to Prison for Trial...
Page 487 - ... any bill of exchange, or any promissory note for the payment of money, or any indorsement on or assignment of any bill of exchange or promissory note for the payment of money...
Page 379 - French, did then and there feloniously and willfully kill, contrary to the form of the statute in such case made and provided, and against the peace of the people of the state of New York and their dignity.