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GRAND JURY,

cannot ignore bill on ground of insanity, 24

disclosing evidence to prisoner, 96

prosecution with or without previous finding by, 335

how chosen, 357

sworn and charged, 357

examination of witnesses by, 358

finding by, 358

qualification at sessions, 385

GRAND DISTINGUISHED FROM PETTY LARCENY, 208

GRASS, setting fire to, 274

GREAT SEAL, forging, 262

GRIEVOUS BODILY HARM, 191

GUILTY, PLEA OF: v. CONFESSION.

GUILTY KNOWLEDGE,

in receiving stolen goods, 229

in uttering forged instruments, 269

evidence of other offences allowed in proof of, 427

GUNPOWDER,

to harm, &c. any person by explosion of, 193

to apply to any person with intent to burn, &c., 193
placing in, &c., vessels with intent, &c., 193
damaging houses by, 278

vessels by, 280

H.

HABEAS CORPUS, removal of defendant to plead, 361
HABEAS CORPUS AD TESTIFICANDUM, 414

HABEAS CORPUS ACT,

copy of warrant of commitment to accused, 329
early trial, 333

HABITUAL CRIMINALS,

acts for which punishable, 294

police supervision, 294

HAIR, injury to machine, or manufactures, 279

HANDWRITING,

proof of, in forgery, 267

how proved, 426

HANGING IN EFFIGY, 118

HARBOUR v. Dock.

HARBOURING THIEVES, 231, 294

HARD LABOUR.

punishment of, 460

two classes, 460

HARE v. GAME.

HARM, fear of excessive and unlawful, an exemption from

criminal responsibility, 29: v. BODILY HARM.

HAY, setting fire to, 274

HEALTH, offences against public, 135

HEARING OF THE CASE, 395: v. TRIAL.
HEARSAY,

no evidence, 430

reason for rule, 430
when allowed, 430

HEATH, setting fire to, 274

HEIRESS, abduction of, 184

HEMP, larceny of, in process of manufacture, 220

HERESY, 75

HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE: v. SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE ACTS.
HIGH COURT OF PARLIAMENT, 295

HIGH SEAS,

offences against the law of nations committed on, 42
robbery on, or piracy, 42

offences committed on, where tried, 356

HIGH TREASON, 46, n. v. TREASON.

HIGHWAYS, nuisances to, 141

HOMICIDE, 155

malice presumed, 155

justifiable (q. v.), 155

excusable (q. v.), 158

felonious, 161

suicide, 161

murder, 163

manslaughter, 169

whether murder, manslaughter, or non-felonious, distin-

guished in several cases, 173

classification according to the various states of mind, 176
HOPBINDS, destroying, 285

HORSE,

stealing, 207

killing, maiming, &c., 283

HOSTILITY OF WITNESS, 421

HOUSE, setting fire to, 273: v. DWELLING-HOUSE.
HOUSEBREAKING,

distinguished from burglary, 256, 259
definition, 256

punishment, 256

on indictment for burglary, verdict of, 256

distinguished from larceny in dwelling-house, 257, 259
HOUSEBREAKING INSTRUMENT, being found at night with, 256
HUE AND CRY, arrest on, 325

HUSBAND,

cannot steal property of wife, 214
cannot be witness against wife, 405
except in certain cases, 405

I.

IDENTIFICATION of Offender, 293

IDIOT, exempt from criminal responsibility, 21
IDLE AND DISORDERLY PERSONS, 145
IGNORANCE,

sometimes amounts to malice, 14
as an excuse for crime, 28

of law never excuses, 28

of fact, when it excuses, 28

IGNORING THE BILL, 358

ILLEGAL: v. UNLAWFUL.

ILLEGAL TRAINING AND DRILLING, 62

ILLNESS

of juror, 393

of witness, 431

of prisoner, 450

IMAGINING: v. COMPASSING.

IMMORALITY, not punished, as such, by the criminal law, 4, 72

IMPAIRING COIN, 66

IMPEACHMENT, 296

who are liable to, 296

pardon not pleadable to, 296

proceedings and trial, 296

IMPEDING ESCAPE FROM WRECK, 195

IMPLIED MALICE, 14

in murder, 168

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to commission of crime, 35

to desertion or mutiny, 61
INCOMPETENCY: v. WITNESS.
INCORRIGIBLE ROGUE, 146
INDECENT ASSAULT,

on females, 181

on males, 182

INDECENT CONDUCT, &c., 137: v. OBSCENE.
INDIA BONDS, forgery of, 263

INDIA STOCK, personating owner of, 247, n.

INDICTABLE CRImes, 7

INDICTMENT,

definition of, 336

when it lies, 336

form of, 336
example of, 337

the commencement, 337
the statement, 337
defendant's name, 337
ownership of property, 337

statement of time, 338

of place, 339

of facts, intent, &c., 339
technical words, when to be used, 339

defects in, 339

amendment of defects, 340

the conclusion, 341

insertion of more than one count, 341

charging more than one offence in the same count, 342

different offences in different counts, 342

in treason, 342

in felony, 342

felony and misdemeanor, 343

in misdemeanor, 344

INDICTMENT-continued.

count for previous conviction, 344

joinder of defendants, 345

cases in which time is limited for preferring, 345

how drawn up and indorsed, 346

before the grand jury, 357

finding of grand jury, 358

consequences of being thrown out, 359

Vexatious Indictments Act, 359

INDICTMENT BEFORE HOUSE OF PEERS, 297

INDIVIDUALS, offences against, 153

INDORSEMENT,

fraudulently inducing, 246

forging, 263

INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL, 464

INFANCY,

when exempts from criminal responsibility, 26

three ages to be considered, 26

infancy of witness as a ground of incompetency, 407

INFORMATION,

definition of criminal, 346

other uses of the term, 346, n.

information ex officio, 346

example of, 347

information by Master of the Crown Office, 348

proceedings, 348

how tried, 348

process on, 364

INFORMATION IN SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS, 488

INFORMATION ON PENAL STATUTE, compounding, 100

INJURE, attempt to, the Queen, 54

INJURY TO PROPERTY, 273: v. MALICIOUS INJURY.
INLAND REVENUE STAMPS, forging, 264

INN, disorderly, 142

INNUENDO, in libel, 115

INQUISITION OF OFFICE, 336: v. CORONER.

INSANITY,

an exemption from criminal responsibility, 20
medical and legal views differ, 20

varieties of, 21

partial or total, 21

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