A Treatise on Crimes and Misdemeanors, Volume 3Stevens, 1877 - Criminal law |
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... respect of such an oath , be found guilty of perjury . ( e ) But De Grey , C. J. , appears to have laid down a different doc- trine . ( f ) And Lord Mansfield , C. J. , is stated to have said , ' It is certainly true that a man may be ...
... respect of such an oath , be found guilty of perjury . ( e ) But De Grey , C. J. , appears to have laid down a different doc- trine . ( f ) And Lord Mansfield , C. J. , is stated to have said , ' It is certainly true that a man may be ...
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... respect of a false oath concerning a mere circumstance , if such oath have a plain tendency to corroborate the ( j ) Reg . v . Kirton , 6 Cox , C. C. 393 . Crompton , J. , refused to reserve the point . ( k ) R. v . Sanders , 1 ...
... respect of a false oath concerning a mere circumstance , if such oath have a plain tendency to corroborate the ( j ) Reg . v . Kirton , 6 Cox , C. C. 393 . Crompton , J. , refused to reserve the point . ( k ) R. v . Sanders , 1 ...
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... respect of a chattel interest , and that , therefore , either the probate ought to be pro- duced or the Act Book be ... respecting the interest of Joseph in the term , which was expected to be raised by the de- fendant , and after the ...
... respect of a chattel interest , and that , therefore , either the probate ought to be pro- duced or the Act Book be ... respecting the interest of Joseph in the term , which was expected to be raised by the de- fendant , and after the ...
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... alter , or affect any punishment whatsoever which may now by law be inflicted in respect of any offence , except only the punishment of the pillory . as witnesses the same ) , until such time as CHAP . I. ] 23 Perjury by Statutes .
... alter , or affect any punishment whatsoever which may now by law be inflicted in respect of any offence , except only the punishment of the pillory . as witnesses the same ) , until such time as CHAP . I. ] 23 Perjury by Statutes .
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... respect to the first of the statutes above set forth , namely , the 5 Eliz . c . 9 , as it is but little resorted to at the present time , on account of prosecutions upon it being more difficult than at the common law , and as it did ...
... respect to the first of the statutes above set forth , namely , the 5 Eliz . c . 9 , as it is but little resorted to at the present time , on account of prosecutions upon it being more difficult than at the common law , and as it did ...
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Page 162 - Every person who, with a view to compel any other person to abstain from doing or to do any act which such other person has a legal right to do or abstain from doing wrongfully and without legal authority — (1) Uses violence to or intimidates such other person or his wife or children, or injures his property...
Page 669 - ... and in any such action the defendant may plead the general issue, and give this Act and the special matter in evidence at any trial to be had thereupon...
Page 570 - Comparison of a disputed writing with any writing proved to the satisfaction of the Judge to be genuine, shall be permitted to be made by witnesses ; and such writings, and the evidence of witnesses respecting the same, may be submitted to the Court and Jury as evidence of the genuineness or otherwise of the writing in dispute.
Page 161 - trade union " means any combination, whether temporary or permanent, for regulating the relations between workmen and masters, or between workmen and workmen, or between masters and masters, or for imposing restrictive conditions on the conduct of any trade or business...
Page 618 - ... no person offered as a witness shall hereafter be excluded by reason of incapacity from crime (x) or interest (y) from giving evidence, either in person or by deposition, according to the practice of the Court, on the trial of any issue joined, or of...
Page 581 - A witness may be cross-examined as to previous statements made by him in writing, or reduced into writing, relative to the subject-matter of the cause without such writing being shown to him ; but if it is intended to contradict such witness by the writing, his attention must, before such contradictory proof can be given, be called to those parts of the writing which are to be used for the purpose of so contradicting him...
Page 669 - ... shall become nonsuit, or discontinue any such action after issue joined, or if, upon demurrer or otherwise, judgment shall be given against the plaintiff, the defendant shall recover his full costs as between attorney and client, and have the like remedy for the same as any defendant hath by law in other cases...
Page 578 - ... a certificate containing the substance and effect only (omitting the formal part) of the indictment and conviction for such offence, purporting to be signed by the clerk of the Court, or other officer...
Page 658 - ... notice in writing of such appeal, and of the cause and matter thereof, within three days after such conviction and seven clear days at the least before such sessions, and shall also either remain in custody until the sessions, or enter into a recognizance with two sufficient sureties...
Page 163 - Watches or besets the house or other place where such other person resides, or works, or carries on business, or happens to be, or the approach to such house or place, or 5.