| Great Britain. Court of King's Bench - Law reports, digests, etc - 1824 - 1082 pages
...: Held, that it could not be read ; for that dying declarations are admissible only where the death is the subject of the charge, and the circumstances of the death the subject of the declaration. The King on the Prosecution of James Law v. William Mead, H. 4&5G.4.... | |
| William Oldnall Russell - Criminal law - 1828 - 836 pages
...consciousness is a question for the judge, ii. 687 only admissible, when the death of the deceased is the subject of the charge and the circumstances of the death the subject of the declaration, ii. 687 of a convict, ii. 687 of an accomplice, ii. 687, 688 parol... | |
| Sir William Blackstone - Law reports, digests, etc - 1828 - 604 pages
...' Ca., 1 Leach, CC 337, 1 East, PC 353, n. Dying declarations are only admissible, where the death is the subject of the charge, and the circumstances of the death the subject of the declaration ; R. v. Mead, 2 B. & C. 605, 4 D. & R. 120. (h) Or 10 Mod. /•',-•.... | |
| William Robinson - Criminal law - 1829 - 258 pages
...1796. These declarations are only admissible where the death of the deceased is the subject of inquiry, and the circumstances of the death are the subject of the dying declarations, and the Ct. would not admit a declaration of the dying person agt. any one ind. for perjury. Rex v.... | |
| Richard Burn - Justices of the peace - 1831 - 1154 pages
...of KB held, that it could not be read ; for dying declarations are admissible only where the death is the subject of the charge, and the circumstances of the death are the subject of the declaration. So, in trials for robbery, the dying declarations of the party robbed are rejected. Per... | |
| William Blackstone - Law - 1836 - 704 pages
...rule in criminal cases, that dying declarations are admissible only where the death of the deceased is the subject of the charge, and the circumstances of the death are the subject of the dying declaration ; therefore, where a defendant had been convicted of perjury, and obtained a rule nisi... | |
| Esek Cowen, Nicholas Hill - Evidence (Law) - 1839 - 906 pages
...;) and, as expressed in another case, Üiey can be received " only where the death of the deceased is the subject of the charge, and the circumstances of the death the subject of the declarations." (Rex v. Mead, 2 Barn. &, Cres. 605 ; SC cited in the text. They are... | |
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