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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... witnesses but that separate overt acts of the same kind of treason may be proved by distinct witnesses , a provision which was after the Revolution declared to be good law hy statute . The 7th , that jurors who have convicted persons on ...
... witnesses but that separate overt acts of the same kind of treason may be proved by distinct witnesses , a provision which was after the Revolution declared to be good law hy statute . The 7th , that jurors who have convicted persons on ...
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... witnesses or the prisoner's confession . The result of his charge was that four of the prisoners escaped . James ' , the next of the Fifth Monarchy men , was tried by the full Court of King's Bench . He was indicted under the 13 Car ...
... witnesses or the prisoner's confession . The result of his charge was that four of the prisoners escaped . James ' , the next of the Fifth Monarchy men , was tried by the full Court of King's Bench . He was indicted under the 13 Car ...
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... witness is an incapable witness . None of the legal historians of Charles II.'s reign , although they point out all that can be found against the judges , ever allude to this , which was a gain to the subject . Foster was succeeded in ...
... witness is an incapable witness . None of the legal historians of Charles II.'s reign , although they point out all that can be found against the judges , ever allude to this , which was a gain to the subject . Foster was succeeded in ...
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... witnesses saying he had often heard the prisoner speak loyally , Scroggs observed , that was when he spoke to a Protestant . In summing up , Scroggs told the jury , " In the case of a man's life I would not have any compliance with the ...
... witnesses saying he had often heard the prisoner speak loyally , Scroggs observed , that was when he spoke to a Protestant . In summing up , Scroggs told the jury , " In the case of a man's life I would not have any compliance with the ...
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... witnesses spoke under the sanction of an oath , the prisoners without it3 , was evidently made and most improperly made to prejudice the jury . Scroggs summed up most strongly for a conviction : he assumed the truth of the plot , which ...
... witnesses spoke under the sanction of an oath , the prisoners without it3 , was evidently made and most improperly made to prejudice the jury . Scroggs summed up most strongly for a conviction : he assumed the truth of the plot , which ...
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