 | Henry Holmes Joy - Confession (Law) - 1842 - 270 pages
...St. Trials. rf) 4 Comm. 306. least of the grand jury in the first place assenting to the accusation, and afterwards by the whole petit jury of twelve more finding him guilty upon his trial; but he confines the remark to capital offences, and assigns as the reason of the rule " the tenderness... | |
 | England - 1844 - 822 pages
...twenty-four of his equals ; that is, by twelve at least of the grand jury assenting to the accusation, and afterwards by the whole petit jury of twelve more finding him guilty upon the trial. This proceeding is wholly cc parte. As the informal statement of the crime brought the supposed... | |
 | William Forsyth - Jury - 1852 - 506 pages
...neighbours : that is, by twelve at least of the grand jury in the first place assenting to the accusation; and afterwards by the whole petit jury, of twelve more, finding him guilty.' Formerly it was considered necessary that some of the grand jury should be summoned out of every hundred... | |
 | 1853 - 1042 pages
...neighbours: that is, by twelve at least of the .grand jury in the first place assenting to the accusation, and afterwards by the whole petit jury, of twelve more, finding him guilty.'* The mode of proceeding before the grand jury is simply this. — After having received from the presiding... | |
 | Henry John Stephen - Law - 1863 - 770 pages
...neighbours; that is, by twelve at least of the grand jury, in the first place, assenting to the accusation ; and afterwards by the whole petit jury, of twelve...guilty upon his trial. But if twelve of the grand jury assent, it is a good presentment, though some of the rest disagree (A).] And the indictment when so... | |
 | William Blackstone - Law - 1865 - 642 pages
...: that is, by twelve at least of the grand jury, in the first place, assenting to the accusation ; and afterwards, by the whole petit jury, of twelve...guilty, upon his trial. But if twelve of the grand jury assent, it is a good presentment, though some of the rest disagree. And the indictment, when so found,... | |
 | Henry John Stephen - Law - 1874 - 724 pages
...property Mar. 601.) mny be dealt with in that part of [accusation ; and afterwards by the whole petty jury, of twelve more, finding him guilty upon his trial. But if twelve of the grand jury assent, it is a good presentment, though some of the rest disagree (n). And the indictment when so... | |
 | William Blackstone - Law - 1876 - 658 pages
...neighbours: that is, by twelve at least of the grand jury, in the first place, assenting to the accusation : and afterwards, by the whole petit jury, of twelve...guilty, upon his trial. But if twelve of the grand jury assent, it is a good presentment, though some of the rest disagree, (r) And the indictment, when so... | |
 | William Blackstone - Law - 1877 - 640 pages
...neighbours : that is, by twelve at least of the grand jury, in the first place, assenting to the accusation; and afterwards, by the whole petit jury, of twelve more, finding him guilty, upon his trial. If twelve of the grand jury assent, it is a good presentment, though some of the rest disagree : and,... | |
 | William J. Henry, William Logan Harris - Ecclesiastical law - 1879 - 534 pages
...neighbors; that is, by twelve at least of a grand jury, in the first place, assenting to the accusation, and afterwards by the whole petit jury of twelve more...guilty upon his trial ; but if twelve of the grand jury assent, it is a good presentment, though some of the rest disagree; and the indictment, when so found,... | |
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England of the lives of the subjects, that no man can be convicted at the suit of the king of any capital offence, unless by the unanimous voice of twenty-four of his equals and neighbours : that is, by twelve at least of the grand jury, in the first... 
