The American Journal of Legal History, Volume 3Temple University School of Law, 1959 - Electronic journals |
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Page 165
... jury were plain : the jury was to find whether the pamphlet had a tendency to " weakening the hands of the magistrates , " and " to the disturbance of the peace . " 24 The jury could not agree , and Bradford was released from jail . The ...
... jury were plain : the jury was to find whether the pamphlet had a tendency to " weakening the hands of the magistrates , " and " to the disturbance of the peace . " 24 The jury could not agree , and Bradford was released from jail . The ...
Page 166
... jury found the law in this case , as well as the fact . Case number three took place in New York , in 1714. Here ... jury said that if the court found the work to be a libel , Checkley was guilty that is , the jury refrained from finding ...
... jury found the law in this case , as well as the fact . Case number three took place in New York , in 1714. Here ... jury said that if the court found the work to be a libel , Checkley was guilty that is , the jury refrained from finding ...
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... Jury Trial Of course the original common law right was not the right to a jury trial , that being a special privilege that had to be purchased from the crown , but the right to refuse a jury - witness the long and important role played ...
... Jury Trial Of course the original common law right was not the right to a jury trial , that being a special privilege that had to be purchased from the crown , but the right to refuse a jury - witness the long and important role played ...
Contents
The Critical Years 1800 | 28 |
A Bibliography of Articles on Blackstone | 78 |
Current Literature Edited by Elizabeth M Moys 88 276 | 88 |
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