A selection of cases from the State trials [in the ed. of T.B. Howell, 1816]. By J.W. Willis-Bund, Volume 2, Part 1 |
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Page xxiii
... evidence that were not men- tioned in the indictment , a proposition which if good law opened the door to great abuse ; the 6th , that each overt act need not be proved by two witnesses but that separate overt acts of the same kind of ...
... evidence that were not men- tioned in the indictment , a proposition which if good law opened the door to great abuse ; the 6th , that each overt act need not be proved by two witnesses but that separate overt acts of the same kind of ...
Page xxvii
... evidence against the prisoners though the evidence of accomplices , if credible , was quite sufficient to justify a conviction . It is at all times dangerous to trust to the evidence of men who earn their pardon by their testimony ...
... evidence against the prisoners though the evidence of accomplices , if credible , was quite sufficient to justify a conviction . It is at all times dangerous to trust to the evidence of men who earn their pardon by their testimony ...
Page xxxv
... evidence . At the conclusion of the Attorney - General's speech a conversation took place between Scroggs and ... evidence but would not because of other things " which are not fit to be known as yet . " As to Bedloe , Scroggs told ...
... evidence . At the conclusion of the Attorney - General's speech a conversation took place between Scroggs and ... evidence but would not because of other things " which are not fit to be known as yet . " As to Bedloe , Scroggs told ...
Page xxxvi
... evidence , and citing instances the prisoners could not deny , that materially corroborated his evidence . The Court was obviously right in refusing the certificate from St Omers , it clearly told against the prisoners , and gave Oates ...
... evidence , and citing instances the prisoners could not deny , that materially corroborated his evidence . The Court was obviously right in refusing the certificate from St Omers , it clearly told against the prisoners , and gave Oates ...
Page xxxvii
... evidence against the prisoners , although he allowed it to be used as evidence of the existence of a plot ' . At the conclusion of the case for the Crown Scroggs stopped the case against two of the prisoners on the ground that there was ...
... evidence against the prisoners , although he allowed it to be used as evidence of the existence of a plot ' . At the conclusion of the case for the Crown Scroggs stopped the case against two of the prisoners on the ground that there was ...
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