A Treatise on Crimes and Misdemeanors, Volume 2Saunders and Benning, 1843 - Criminal law |
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... count of the indictment with stealing the particular twenty - two bank - notes , of the value of a thousand pounds ... counts , with stealing a written instrument , which , in some of them , was called " a bill of exchange " for the ...
... count of the indictment with stealing the particular twenty - two bank - notes , of the value of a thousand pounds ... counts , with stealing a written instrument , which , in some of them , was called " a bill of exchange " for the ...
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... count of the indict- Fraudulently ment , were stated as the property of James Layton and W. J. Thompson ; and , in another count , as the property of the East India Company . The facts were , that Messrs . Layton and Co. , who were tea ...
... count of the indict- Fraudulently ment , were stated as the property of James Layton and W. J. Thompson ; and , in another count , as the property of the East India Company . The facts were , that Messrs . Layton and Co. , who were tea ...
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... count charged that the prisoner 150 pounds weight of lead belonging to the Rev. C. G. , then and there fixed to a certain build- ing , called Hendon Church , of the said C. G. , then and there did steal , & c . The second count stated ...
... count charged that the prisoner 150 pounds weight of lead belonging to the Rev. C. G. , then and there fixed to a certain build- ing , called Hendon Church , of the said C. G. , then and there did steal , & c . The second count stated ...
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... count was the same except laying the property in the Judges of the court ; the third was the same except laying the ... counts were similar to the first , second , third , and fourth counts , but des- cribed the property stolen as one ...
... count was the same except laying the property in the Judges of the court ; the third was the same except laying the ... counts were similar to the first , second , third , and fourth counts , but des- cribed the property stolen as one ...
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... count charged the defendant with stealing the will of Mary Baskerville ; the second count charged that the defendant the will of the said M. B. " unlawfully and for a fraudulent purpose did conceal : " The third count charged that the ...
... count charged the defendant with stealing the will of Mary Baskerville ; the second count charged that the defendant the will of the said M. B. " unlawfully and for a fraudulent purpose did conceal : " The third count charged that the ...
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accessories act of parliament aforesaid afterwards alleged appeared bank note Bank of England bankers Bayley benefit of clergy bill of exchange charged chattel clerk committed common law count court custody defendant delivered East embezzlement enacts evidence exchequer bills false pretences forged or counterfeited forgery fraud fraudulent guilty of felony Hale hard labour holden horse imprisonment indictment for stealing indorsement instrument intent to defraud intent to steal Judges held jury justice knowingly laid larceny Leach learned Judge letter liable Lord Ellenborough mark master ment misdemeanor objected obtained offence opinion owner paper party payment person or persons possession pounds pounds weight principal prisoner guilty prisoner was indicted prisoner's promissory note prosecutor proved punishable purpose receipt received repealed Russ servant sheep shew shillings soner stamp statute stolen sufficient taken taking uttering valuable security vellum Vict words
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Page 239 - Perjury, it shall be sufficient to set forth the Substance of the Offence charged upon the Defendant, and by what Court, or before whom the Oath...
Page 485 - That if any person shall falsely make, forge or counterfeit, or cause or procure to be falsely made, forged or counterfeited, or willingly aid or assist in falsely making, forging or counterfeiting any...
Page 75 - ... every such offender shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the court, to be transported beyond the seas for the term of seven years, or to suffer such other punishment by fine or imprisonment, or by both, as the court shall award...
Page 226 - ... 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 549 - And be it enacted, that in the case of every felony punishable under this Act, every principal in the second degree, and every accessory before the fact, shall be punishable with death or otherwise, in the same manner as the principal in the first degree is by this Act punishable...
Page 116 - Name, nor for omitting to state the Time at which the Offence was committed in any Case where Time is not of the Essence of the Offence, nor for stating the Time imperfectly, nor for stating the Offence to have been committed on a Day subsequent to the finding of the Indictment, or on an impossible Day, or on a Day that never happened...
Page 585 - ... and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable to any of the punishments which the court may award, as hereinbefore last mentioned.
Page 117 - Officer upon an insufficient Suggestion, nor for any Misnomer or Misdescription of the Officer returning such Process, or of any of the Jurors, nor because any Person has served upon the Jury who has not been returned as a Juror by the Sheriff or other Officer ; and...
Page 317 - ... fide taken or received by transfer or delivery, by some person or body corporate, for a just and valuable consideration, without any notice, or without any reasonable cause to suspect that the same had by any felony or misdemeanor been stolen, taken, obtained, extorted, embezzled, converted, or disposed of, in such case the court shall not award or order the restitution of such security...
Page 697 - In prosecutions for conspiracies, it is an established rule, that where several persons are proved to have combined together for the same illegal purpose, any act done by one of the party in pursuance of...