Cases in Crown Law: Determined by the Twelve Judges, by the Court of King's Bench, and by Commissioners of Oyer and Terminer and General Gaol Delivery, from the Fourth Year of George the Second 1730 to the Fifty-fifth Year of George the Third, 1815, Volume 1 |
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... prisoner , on his arraignment , cannot insist on having his fetters taken ... guilty of ARSON by burning such messuage , al- though it had been ... guilty of Arson by setting the house on fire , Rex v . Breeme ........ .... 220 9 A tenant ...
... prisoner , on his arraignment , cannot insist on having his fetters taken ... guilty of ARSON by burning such messuage , al- though it had been ... guilty of Arson by setting the house on fire , Rex v . Breeme ........ .... 220 9 A tenant ...
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... prisoner committed for forgery , especially on the eve of the sessions ... guilt of himself and his companions , Mrs. Rudd's case , 115 .............. 5 For an accomplice ... guilty of stealing that of which he xlii SUMMARY OF CONTENTS .
... prisoner committed for forgery , especially on the eve of the sessions ... guilt of himself and his companions , Mrs. Rudd's case , 115 .............. 5 For an accomplice ... guilty of stealing that of which he xlii SUMMARY OF CONTENTS .
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... guilty , and convict the principal in the se- cond degree , Taylor and Shaw's ........ 360 case ..... 17 But it is said that if five men be indicted for murder , and it appear that the murder was committed by one of them , and not by ...
... guilty , and convict the principal in the se- cond degree , Taylor and Shaw's ........ 360 case ..... 17 But it is said that if five men be indicted for murder , and it appear that the murder was committed by one of them , and not by ...
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... prisoner was in possession of it , Thomas's s case ....... 634 19 But now by ... PRISON . A common gaol , the entrance to which is through the dwelling- house of the ... guilty of privately stealing from the person , does not extend to ...
... prisoner was in possession of it , Thomas's s case ....... 634 19 But now by ... PRISON . A common gaol , the entrance to which is through the dwelling- house of the ... guilty of privately stealing from the person , does not extend to ...
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... guilty of felony , according to the nature of the felony com- mitted in stealing such goods , and as if such ... prisoner was pardoned on condition , and has literally com- plied with the terms of the condi- tion , he shall be remanded to his ...
... guilty of felony , according to the nature of the felony com- mitted in stealing such goods , and as if such ... prisoner was pardoned on condition , and has literally com- plied with the terms of the condi- tion , he shall be remanded to his ...
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9 Geo accessary accomplice acquitted aforesaid appeared Assizes averred Bank Bank of England bank-note BARON BARON HOTHAM benefit of clergy bill of exchange burglary charged clerk coin committed common law confession convicted Counsel counterfeit Court crime Crown custody death delivered discharged dwelling-house fact false February Session felony forgery found the prisoner fraud Gaol Delivery guilty of felony Hale high treason indorsement intent to defraud John judgment Jury found Kely KING King's Bench laid larceny letter Lord LORD MANSFIELD maliciously Mary master ment murder notis oath obtained Old Bailey opinion owner pardon payment of money perjury person petty treason possession Post-Office prisoner prisoner guilty prisoner's prosecution prosecutor proved purporting receipt received robbery S. C. 2 East sentence servant shew shillings soner stamp statute stolen sufficient taken Term Thomas tion trial tried TWELVE JUDGES uttering verdict warrant William witness words
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Page 507 - But, if it appear before the defendant has pleaded, or the jury are charged, that he is to be tried for separate offences, it has been the practice of the Judges to quash the indictment, lest it should confound the prisoner in his defence, or prejudice him in his challenge of the jury; for he might object to a juryman's trying one of the offences, though he might have no reason to do so in the other. But these are only matters of prudence and discretion. If the Judge • who tries the prisoner does...
Page 154 - Provided always, and be it further enacted, that if any person or persons shall be committed for high treason or felony, plainly and specially expressed in the warrant of commitment, upon his prayer or petition in open court the first week of the term, or first day of the sessions of Oyer and Terminer or general...
Page 259 - Confessions are received in evidence, or rejected as inadmissible, under a consideration whether they are, or are not entitled to credit. A free and voluntary confession is deserving of the highest credit, because it is presumed to flow from the strongest sense of guilt, and therefore it is admitted as proof of the crime to which it refers. But a confession forced from the mind by the flattery of hope, or...
Page 154 - ... plainly and specially expressed in the warrant of commitment), upon payment or tender of the charges of bringing...
Page 63 - You shall be taken from the place where you are, and be carried to the place from whence you came, and from thence to the place of execution, and there be severally hanged by your necks until you be dead. And the Lord have mercy on your souls.
Page xxxv - ... committed upon the sea, or in any haven, river, creek, or place where the Admiral or Admirals have power, authority, or jurisdiction...
Page 413 - The word maliciously is made to constitute the very essence of this crime ; no act of shooting, therefore, will amount, under this statute, to a capital offence, unless it be accompanied with such circumstances as, in. construction of law, would have amounted to the crime of murder if death had ensued from such act. This proposition most clearly and unavoidably results from the legal interpretation of the word maliciously, as applied to this subject ; for there is no species of homicide in which...
Page 11 - Be it enacted, by the authority aforesaid, that wherever any person taketh money or reward, directly or indirectly, under pretence or upon account of helping any person or persons to any stolen goods...
Page 306 - ... take the examination of the said prisoner, and information of them that bring him, of the fact and circumstances thereof, and the same, or as much thereof as shall be material to prove the felony...
Page 441 - Security ; or if any Person shall accuse or threaten to accuse, or shall knowingly send or deliver any Letter or Writing accusing or threatening to accuse, any Person of any Crime punishable by Law with Death, Transportation, or Pillory, or of any Assault with Intent to commit any Rape, or of any Attempt or Endeavour to commit any Rape, or of any infamous Crime, as hereinafter defined...