Lord Campbell's Acts, for the Further Improving the Administration of Criminal Justice, and the Better Prevention of Offences: Together with the Act for the Better Protection of Apprentices and Servants : and the Act for Amending the Law Relating to the Expenses of Prosecutions, with Notes, Obser-vations, and Indictments |
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... present simple form of Indictment for murder would run " The jurors on their oath present that John Phelps Stephen Thomas feloni- ously , wilfully , and of his malice aforethought , did kill and murder " which is hardly intelligible . I ...
... present simple form of Indictment for murder would run " The jurors on their oath present that John Phelps Stephen Thomas feloni- ously , wilfully , and of his malice aforethought , did kill and murder " which is hardly intelligible . I ...
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... present instance . Never shall I forget with how much anxiety all - Peers , Judges , Members of Parliament - laboured , perhaps I ought rather to say , vied with each other in their endeavours to accomplish one and the same object , so ...
... present instance . Never shall I forget with how much anxiety all - Peers , Judges , Members of Parliament - laboured , perhaps I ought rather to say , vied with each other in their endeavours to accomplish one and the same object , so ...
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... present system is very far from being so perfect as it might be made no one can doubt , and the object of the follow ... presents itself to the mind is , supposing an offence to have been committed , is there any legal and effectual ...
... present system is very far from being so perfect as it might be made no one can doubt , and the object of the follow ... presents itself to the mind is , supposing an offence to have been committed , is there any legal and effectual ...
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... present and to assist at the examinations before the magis- trates and coroners , and to see that the proceedings there were regularly conducted . After the committal of a prisoner , he should keep his attention alive in order to ...
... present and to assist at the examinations before the magis- trates and coroners , and to see that the proceedings there were regularly conducted . After the committal of a prisoner , he should keep his attention alive in order to ...
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... presents itself - ought the Grand Jury to be permitted to find any bill where the case has not been sent to trial by a magistrate ? In England they may do so . In New York , if I rightly understand the new code , they can do so in no ...
... presents itself - ought the Grand Jury to be permitted to find any bill where the case has not been sent to trial by a magistrate ? In England they may do so . In New York , if I rightly understand the new code , they can do so in no ...
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Page 38 - Felony ; and a Certificate containing the Substance and Effect only (omitting the formal Part) of the Indictment and Conviction for the Previous Felony, purporting to be signed by the Clerk of the Court, or other Officer...
Page 43 - Person so offending shall be guilty of Felony, and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the Discretion of the Court, to be transported beyond the Seas for the Term of his...
Page 43 - Offender shall be guilty of Felony, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the Discretion of the Court, to be transported beyond the Seas for Life, or for any Term not less than Seven Years, or to be imprisoned for any Term not exceeding Four Years ; and, if a Male, to be once, twice, or thrice publicly or privately whipped (if the Court shall so think fit), in addition to such Imprisonment.
Page 12 - ... the same shall be proceeded with, in the same manner in all respects, both with respect to the liability of witnesses to be indicted for perjury, and otherwise, as if no such variance had appeared...
Page 90 - ... and thereupon such person shall be liable to be punished in the same manner as if he had been convicted upon an indictment for...
Page 22 - ... a certificate containing the substance and effect only (omitting the formal part) of the indictment and conviction for such offence, purporting to be signed by the clerk of the Court, or other officer having the custody of the records of the Court where the offender was convicted, or by the deputy of such clerk or officer...
Page 34 - ... 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, without setting out any copy or fac-simile of the whole or any part thereof.
Page 42 - Company, or who shall wilfully, maliciously, or negligently do or omit to do any act whereby the life or limb of any person passing along or being upon...
Page 67 - No transfer of stock in this company shall be considered as binding upon the company, unless made in a book or books, to be kept for that purpose by the company.
Page 46 - ... conveyed, as soon as conveniently may be, before a justice of the peace, to be dealt with according to law.