Albany Law Journal, Volume 6Weed, Parsons & Company, 1873 - Law |
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It is only that class of witnesses who intends to tell the truth only as a last resort that needs protection , and in view of this The Stokes trial has demonstrated , if any demonstration was necessary , the utter futility of the act of ...
It is only that class of witnesses who intends to tell the truth only as a last resort that needs protection , and in view of this The Stokes trial has demonstrated , if any demonstration was necessary , the utter futility of the act of ...
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Upon the trial of such an indictment , the judge refused the request of the prisoner's counsel to charge " that they could convict of murder in the first degree , or murder in the second degree , or of any of the degrees of manslaughter ...
Upon the trial of such an indictment , the judge refused the request of the prisoner's counsel to charge " that they could convict of murder in the first degree , or murder in the second degree , or of any of the degrees of manslaughter ...
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Trial by ordeal appears to have been very repugnant to the warlike Normans , who , after continuing it for a considerable time , eventually almost entirely abandoned it , and in its stead founded the wager of battle .
Trial by ordeal appears to have been very repugnant to the warlike Normans , who , after continuing it for a considerable time , eventually almost entirely abandoned it , and in its stead founded the wager of battle .
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This barbarous statute , however , soon fell into disuse , and in the reign of Henry III was formally abandoned ; trial by battle then again became popular , and indeed was not legally done away with in certain cases until the year 1819 ...
This barbarous statute , however , soon fell into disuse , and in the reign of Henry III was formally abandoned ; trial by battle then again became popular , and indeed was not legally done away with in certain cases until the year 1819 ...
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... on William Penn's trial , the jury stood firm and triumphed ; but the most glorious example of their success was ... called A Guide to Jurymen , from which we select the following quaint anecdote : " At a certain trial , after the ...
... on William Penn's trial , the jury stood firm and triumphed ; but the most glorious example of their success was ... called A Guide to Jurymen , from which we select the following quaint anecdote : " At a certain trial , after the ...
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Page 15 - Appeals and justices of the Supreme Court, may be removed by concurrent resolution of both houses of the Legislature, if two-thirds of all the members elected to each house concur therein.
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Page 82 - ... chairman of the meeting, and also a suitable person for secretary, and proceed to a vote of those present, in person or by proxy; and if, on canvassing the votes, it shall appear that a sufficient number of votes has been given in favor of increasing or diminishing the amount of capital...
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Page 281 - And thou opposed, being of no woman born, Yet I will try the last. Before my body I throw my warlike shield. Lay on, Macduff, And damned be him that first cries "Hold enough!
Bibliographic information
| Title | Albany Law Journal, Volume 6 Volumes 570-580 of American periodical series, 1850-1900 |
| Publisher | Weed, Parsons & Company, 1873 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 23 May 2008 |
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