A Treatise on Crimes and Misdemeanors, 3. köideStevens and Sons, 1896 |
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... felony , though a great misde- meanor . ( m ) It may be observed , that an offence of this sort in breach of quarantine is punishable by statute . ( n ) By rape . A question has been raised , whether an indictment for murder could be ...
... felony , though a great misde- meanor . ( m ) It may be observed , that an offence of this sort in breach of quarantine is punishable by statute . ( n ) By rape . A question has been raised , whether an indictment for murder could be ...
Page 74
... felony , and in cases of offences less than felony , a pri- vate person has at common law no right to apprehend offenders . ( 8 ) The following is from Foster's ' Crown Law , ' p . 318 , s . 15 , In the case of private persons using ...
... felony , and in cases of offences less than felony , a pri- vate person has at common law no right to apprehend offenders . ( 8 ) The following is from Foster's ' Crown Law , ' p . 318 , s . 15 , In the case of private persons using ...
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... felony . ' ( w ) If a felony be committed , and the felon fly from justice , or a dangerous wound be given , it is the duty of every man to use his best endeavours to prevent an escape ; and in such cases , if fresh suit be made , and a ...
... felony . ' ( w ) If a felony be committed , and the felon fly from justice , or a dangerous wound be given , it is the duty of every man to use his best endeavours to prevent an escape ; and in such cases , if fresh suit be made , and a ...
Page 76
... felony actually com- mitted ; and who may therefore well arrest upon the finding of the fact by the grand inquest on ... felon ; ( a ) but it is also said , that , if he be killed , their justification must depend upon the fact of the ...
... felony actually com- mitted ; and who may therefore well arrest upon the finding of the fact by the grand inquest on ... felon ; ( a ) but it is also said , that , if he be killed , their justification must depend upon the fact of the ...
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... felony in removing the boards from one part of the board - house to another ; and it was objected that the prosecutor had no right to apprehend either at common law or under the Vagrant Act ( 5 Geo . 4 , c . 83 , s . 6 ) ; ( j ) for at ...
... felony in removing the boards from one part of the board - house to another ; and it was objected that the prosecutor had no right to apprehend either at common law or under the Vagrant Act ( 5 Geo . 4 , c . 83 , s . 6 ) ; ( j ) for at ...
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Page 610 - 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 659 - ... on the trial of any issue joined, or of any matter or question, or on any inquiry arising in any suit, action or proceeding...
Page 619 - ... 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 325 - Court to sentence the offender to be imprisoned, or to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour in the common Gaol, or House of Correction...
Page 145 - In any indictment for murder or manslaughter, or for being an accessory to any murder or manslaughter, it shall not be necessary to set forth the manner in which, or the means by which, the death of the deceased was caused, but it shall be sufficient in any indictment for murder to charge that the defendant did feloniously, wilfully, and of his malice aforethought, kill and murder the deceased, and it shall be sufficient in any indictment for manslaughter to charge that the defendant did feloniously...
Page 543 - You are .clearly to understand that you have nothing to hope from any promise of favour and nothing to fear from any threat which may have been held out to...
Page 458 - ... conviction, without proof of the signature or official character of the person appearing to have signed the same.
Page 538 - ... shall in the presence of such accused person, who shall be at liberty to put questions to any witness produced against him, take the statement on oath or affirmation of those who shall know the facts and circumstances of the case, and shall put the same into writing...
Page 443 - Acts made or to be hereafter made, without any proof of the seal or stamp, where a seal or stamp is necessary, or of the signature or of the official character of the person appearing to have signed the same, and without any further proof thereof in every case in which the original record could have been received in evidence '. Judges
Page 539 - ... if upon the trial of the person so accused as first aforesaid it shall be proved by the oath or affirmation of any credible witness that any person whose deposition shall have been taken as aforesaid is dead or so ill as not to be able to travel...