 | Samuel Glasse - 1788 - 692 lehte
...impartially to be punifhed *36with death ; but it mud be remembered, that it is an accufation eafily to be made, and hard to be proved, and harder to be defended by the party accofed, tho' never fo innocent: therefore, a wife jury will be cautious upon trials of offences of... | |
 | Matthew Hale, Sir Matthew Hale - 1800 - 686 lehte
...impartially to be punifhed with death ; but it muft be remembered, that it is an accufation eafily to be made and hard to be proved, and harder to be defended by the party accufed, tho never fo innocent. . 541* liban I (hall never forget a trial befóte myfelf of a rape... | |
 | Edward Hyde East - 1806 - 556 lehte
...great and very experienced judge is ever to be kept in mind. It is true, i Hale, 635. says Ld. Hale, rape is a most detestable crime, and therefore ought...harder to be defended by the party accused, though ever so innocent. And there- i Hale, 633. fore, says he, though the party ravished be in law a com-4Blac.Com.213.... | |
 | William Waller Hening - 1810 - 710 lehte
...testimony of an infant be admitted without oath. See 1 East's Cr. L. 444. Upon the whole, rape, it is true, is a most detestable crime, and therefore ought severely...defended by the party accused, though never so innocent. Therefore a wise jury will be cautious upon trials of offences of this nature, that they be not so... | |
 | Lawrence Dundas Campbell, E. Samuel - 1811 - 652 lehte
...he, (speaking' oí the offence in question) " it is a most detestable crime, and, therefore, ought impartially to be punished with death ; but it must...proved, and harder to be defended by the party accused, thong!] ever so innocent." " And therefore," says he, " though the party injured be in law a competent... | |
 | Lawrence Dundas Campbell, E. Samuel - 1811 - 662 lehte
..." it is a most detestable crime, and, therefore, ought impartially to be punished with death j but it must be remembered that it is an accusation easily...harder to be defended by the party accused, though ever so innocent." " And therefore," says he, " though the party injured be in law a competent witness,... | |
 | Edward Christian - 1820 - 148 lehte
...Justice Hale strongly urges attention to this principle in the trial of rapes. " It is true," says he, " rape is a most detestable crime, and therefore ought...defended by the party accused, though never so innocent. " I shall never forget a trial before myself of a rape in the County of Sussex. " There * 7 Will. III.... | |
 | Richard Burn - 1820 - 758 lehte
...and therefore ought severely and impartially to be punished with death : but it must be remembered, it is an accusation easily to be made, and hard to...defended by the party accused, though never so innocent." He then mentions two remarkable cases of malicious prosecution for this crime, that had come within... | |
 | William Oldnall Russell - 1824 - 594 lehte
...of (his offence. observations of a great and experienced judge. Lord Hale says, " It is true, that rape is a most detestable *crime, and therefore ought...defended by the party accused, though never so innocent." (s; He then mentions two remarkable cases of malicious prosecution for this crime that had come within... | |
 | sir William Blackstone - 1825 - 584 lehte
...judge", that rape is a most [ 215 ] " detestable crime, and therefore ought severely and impar" tially to be punished with death ; but it must be remembered...by the party accused, " though never so innocent." He then relates two very extraordinary cases of malicious prosecution for this crime, that had happened... | |
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It is true that rape is a most detestable crime, and therefore ought severely and impartially to be punished with death; but it must be remembered that it is an accusation easily to be made and hard to be proved and harder to be defended by the party... 
