A Practical Treatise on the Criminal Law: Comprising the Practice, Pleadings and Evidence which Occur in the Course of Criminal Prosecutions, Whether by Indictment Or Information: with a Copious Collection of Precedents of Indictments, Informations, Presentments, and Every Description of Practical Forms, with Comprehensive Notes Upon Each Offence, the Process, Indictment, Plea, Defence, Evidence, Trial, Verdict, Judgment, and Punishment, Volume 1Samuel Brooke, 1826 - Criminal law |
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Page vii
... King's Bench , with some other courts of more limited power ; the time of prosecution , whether limited by the Habeas Corpus Act , or other particular enactments ; the modes of prosecution , whether by indictment , presentment by a ...
... King's Bench , with some other courts of more limited power ; the time of prosecution , whether limited by the Habeas Corpus Act , or other particular enactments ; the modes of prosecution , whether by indictment , presentment by a ...
Page xv
... King's Bench form the subject of inquiry in the twenty - second chapter , which concludes the first volume . The advantages and dis advantages of this course of proceeding , and the restric tions imposed in modern times , are fully ...
... King's Bench form the subject of inquiry in the twenty - second chapter , which concludes the first volume . The advantages and dis advantages of this course of proceeding , and the restric tions imposed in modern times , are fully ...
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... King's Bench , that court , having the king's privy seal for the purpose , may give the prosecutor a third part of the fine which they think fit to im- pose ( a ) . And it is said to be a common practice for them , in order to induce ...
... King's Bench , that court , having the king's privy seal for the purpose , may give the prosecutor a third part of the fine which they think fit to im- pose ( a ) . And it is said to be a common practice for them , in order to induce ...
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... King's Bench , or any other judge of that court , may issue a warrant in his own name for the apprehending and bringing before him any person , touch- ing whom oath is made , for a felony committed , or of suspicion of felony upon him ...
... King's Bench , or any other judge of that court , may issue a warrant in his own name for the apprehending and bringing before him any person , touch- ing whom oath is made , for a felony committed , or of suspicion of felony upon him ...
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... King's party already in Bench , or other prison , in a civil action , he may be there charged criminally by merely leaving with the gaoler , the warrant of a justice of the peace or other magistrate , but such justice cannot take a ...
... King's party already in Bench , or other prison , in a civil action , he may be there charged criminally by merely leaving with the gaoler , the warrant of a justice of the peace or other magistrate , but such justice cannot take a ...
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8th edit accessary acquitted affidavit appear arrest assizes attainder bail benefit of clergy Burn Burr Campb certiorari charge clergy clerk committed common law constable conviction court of King's Cowp crime criminal custody Dalt defendant Dick dictment discharge East P. C. Eliz evidence execution felony Forfeiture Fost gaol delivery grand jury granted guilty habeas corpus Hale Hand's Prac Harg Hawk holden ibid imprisonment indictment Inst issue judge judgment jurors justice King's Bench last vol latter Leach magistrate ment misdemeanor mode murder nisi prius oath offence officer outlawry oyer and terminer pardon party peace perjury person plea plead prisoner proceedings prosecution prosecutor punishment quarter sessions Raym recognizance rule Russ Salk Saund sentence Sess sessions sheriff statute Stra sufficient sworn Tidd tion treason trial verdict warrant Williams witness writ
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Page 73 - Facts were committed, and the Defendant may plead the General Issue, and give the Special Matter in Evidence...
Page 523 - ... truly try the issue joined between Our Sovereign Lord the King and the prisoner at the bar, and would a true verdict give according to the evidence, so help him God!
Page 480 - You shall well and truly try, and true deliverance make, between our Sovereign Lord the King and the prisoner at the bar, whom you shall have in charge, and a true verdict give, according to the evidence. So help you God.
Page 231 - Columbia, laborer, not having the fear of God before his eyes, but being moved and seduced by the instigation of the devil...
Page 768 - Souls, in this same term ; and for our said lord the king gives the court here to understand and be informed that Sir F.
Page 127 - ... offence is properly cognizable, as the case shall require, and then shall certify the said writ with the return thereof and the said recognizance or recognizances into the said court where such appearance is to be made...
Page 610 - that, from the conviction, the defendant shall be out of the king's protection, and his lands and tenements, goods and chattels, forfeited to the king: and that his body shall remain in prison at the king's pleasure ; or (as other authorities have it) during life...
Page 540 - well and truly to keep the jury, and neither to speak to them themselves, nor suffer any other person to speak to them touching any matter relative to this trial (z).
Page 324 - ... lawful for such judge to issue his warrant under his hand and seal, and thereby to cause such person to be apprehended and brought before him, or some other judge of the same court, or before some one of...
Page 105 - ... unless it be by habeas corpus or some other legal writ, or where the prisoner is delivered to the constable or other inferior officer to...