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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... proper step has been taken ; in others the most obvious measures have been wholly omitted . Not unfrequently does it happen that a mortal injury is inflicted , and that the party has died without any dying declaration having been ...
... proper step has been taken ; in others the most obvious measures have been wholly omitted . Not unfrequently does it happen that a mortal injury is inflicted , and that the party has died without any dying declaration having been ...
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... proper bearings before the jury . Nor should his duty be confined to getting up a case against the accused ; he ought to consider it his duty to endeavour as far as he could to ascertain whether the prisoner were really the guilty party ...
... proper bearings before the jury . Nor should his duty be confined to getting up a case against the accused ; he ought to consider it his duty to endeavour as far as he could to ascertain whether the prisoner were really the guilty party ...
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... proper discharge of its duties . As a general thing a case comes before the Grand Jury simply with the charge contained in the Indictment and the names of the witnesses . What the nature of the evidence in support of that charge , or ...
... proper discharge of its duties . As a general thing a case comes before the Grand Jury simply with the charge contained in the Indictment and the names of the witnesses . What the nature of the evidence in support of that charge , or ...
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... proper officer , and in all other cases the order for the amendment shall either be indorsed on the indictment or shall be engrossed on parchment , and filed , together with the indictment , among the records of the Court : provided ...
... proper officer , and in all other cases the order for the amendment shall either be indorsed on the indictment or shall be engrossed on parchment , and filed , together with the indictment , among the records of the Court : provided ...
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... proper mode to consider the question is this : the Grand Jury have had evi- dence of one transaction , upon which they found the bill ; the case before the Petty Jury ought to be confined to the same transaction , but if it is , it may ...
... proper mode to consider the question is this : the Grand Jury have had evi- dence of one transaction , upon which they found the bill ; the case before the Petty Jury ought to be confined to the same transaction , but if it is , it may ...
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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 xiv - ... 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.