Crown Cases Reserved for Consideration [1824-44]: 1837-44, with notes referring to American decisions by George SharswoodT. & J.W. Johnson, 1853 |
Common terms and phrases
accessory acquitted act of parliament ALDERSON alleged appeared assault averment Aylsham bill of exchange Central Criminal Court cheque child committed considered contended conviction copy counsel counterfeit custody delivered delivery Easter term Ebenezer Keat evidence fact felony forged forgery Francis Pawson George Michael GURNEY Henderson and Jeremiah indictment instrument intent to defraud Jeremiah Barlow John jurors Jury found Justice Lady the Queen larceny laudanum learned Baron learned Judge thought list of witnesses LITTLEDALE LORD ABINGER LORD DENMAN MAULE ment Michaelmas term murder oath objection offence PARKE party PATTESON payment of money pension perjury plea pleading possession principal prisoner was tried prisoner's prosecution prosecutor proved question receipt received REGINA request Robert Henderson second count soner Spring assizes statute statute of Anne stealing substantive felony Summer assizes taken TINDAL tion treasurer trial trustee unanimously of opinion uttering Vict warrant William William Peverill words
Popular passages
Page 347 - An Act for the Amendment and better Administration of the Laws relating to the Poor in England and Wales...
Page 31 - This is where they doubt the matter of law, and therefore choose to leave it to the determination of the court ; though they have an unquestionable right of determining upon all the circumstances and finding a general verdict, if they think proper so to hazard a breach of their oaths : and if their verdict be notoriously wrong they may be punished and the verdict set aside by attaint at the suit of the king, but not at the suit of the prisoner.
Page 84 - That whosoever shall administer to or cause to be taken by any person any poison or other destructive thing...
Page 195 - ... be also given at the same time that the copy of the indictment is delivered to the party indicted, and that copies of all indictments for the offences aforesaid with such lists shall be delivered to the party indicted ten days before the trial and in presence of two or more credible witnesses, any law or statute to the contrary notwithstanding.
Page 94 - Any person who shall forge or alter, or shall offer, utter, dispose of, Or put off, knowing the same to be forged or altered, any...
Page 70 - whosoever shall tender, utter, or put off any false or counterfeit coin resembling or apparently intended to resemble or pass for any of the Queen's current gold or silver coin...
Page 173 - ... share, or other allowance of money due or payable, or supposed to be due or payable for or on account or in respect of...
Page 154 - ... indicted and convicted either as an accessory before the fact to the principal felony, together with the principal felon, or after the conviction of the principal felon, or may be indicted and convicted of a substantive felony, whether the principal felon shall or shall not have been previously convicted, or shall or shall not be amenable to justice...
Page 241 - And the jurors aforesaid, upon their oath aforesaid, do further present that the said J. Nott, on the day and year aforesaid, at the parish aforesaid, in the county aforesaid, the said J.
Page 112 - The President, Directors and Company of the Bank of the United States," and by that name only can they sue and be sued.