A Practical Treatise on the Criminal Law: Comprising the Practice, Pleadings and Evidence which Occur in the Course of Criminal Prosecutions, Whether by Indictment Or Information: with a Copious Collection of Precedents of Indictments, Informations, Presentments, and Every Description of Practical Forms, with Comprehensive Notes Upon Each Offence, the Process, Indictment, Plea, Defence, Evidence, Trial, Verdict, Judgment, and Punishment, 2. köideS. Brooke, 1826 |
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... think fit to try the said Issue at any other Assizes or Sessions of Nisi Prius , shall sue forth a new Writ of Venire Facias commanding the Sheriff to return anew Twelve good and lawful Men of the Body of his County , qualified ...
... think fit to try the said Issue at any other Assizes or Sessions of Nisi Prius , shall sue forth a new Writ of Venire Facias commanding the Sheriff to return anew Twelve good and lawful Men of the Body of his County , qualified ...
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... think fit so to direct , the Sheriff or other Minister to whom the Return of the Venire Facias Juratores , or other Process for the Trial of Causes at Nisi Prius , doth belong , shall summon and impanel such Number of Jurors , not ...
... think fit so to direct , the Sheriff or other Minister to whom the Return of the Venire Facias Juratores , or other Process for the Trial of Causes at Nisi Prius , doth belong , shall summon and impanel such Number of Jurors , not ...
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... think fit , the Party applying for the View to deposit in the Hands of the Under - sheriff a Sum of Money to be named in the Rule for Payment of the Expences of the View , and commanding special Writs of Venire Facias , Distringas , or ...
... think fit , the Party applying for the View to deposit in the Hands of the Under - sheriff a Sum of Money to be named in the Rule for Payment of the Expences of the View , and commanding special Writs of Venire Facias , Distringas , or ...
Page xv
... think fit , upon the Application of any Man who shall have served upon One or more Special Juries at any Assizes or Sessions of Nisi Prius , to discharge such Man from serving upon any other Special Jury during the same As- sizes or ...
... think fit , upon the Application of any Man who shall have served upon One or more Special Juries at any Assizes or Sessions of Nisi Prius , to discharge such Man from serving upon any other Special Jury during the same As- sizes or ...
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... think fit , not exceeding Five Pounds ; and every such Sheriff , Under - sheriff , Secondary , Coroner , and Commissioners respectively , shall make out and sign a Certificate , containing the Christian and Surname , the Residence and ...
... think fit , not exceeding Five Pounds ; and every such Sheriff , Under - sheriff , Secondary , Coroner , and Commissioners respectively , shall make out and sign a Certificate , containing the Christian and Surname , the Residence and ...
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Page xlvii - ... purporting to be signed by the Clerk of the Court or other Officer having the custody of the Records of the Court where the offender was first convicted, or by the Deputy of such Clerk or Officer...
Page 7 - ... the justice shall at the time of the conviction appoint, it shall be lawful for the convicting justice (unless where otherwise specially directed) to commit the offender to the common gaol or house of correction, there to be imprisoned only, or to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour...
Page 7 - ... every such offender shall be guilty of felony ; and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be transported beyond the seas for life, *or for any term not less than seven years, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding four years : and, if a male, to be once, twice, or thrice publicly or privately whipped (if the Court shall so think fit,) in addition to such imprisonment...
Page 9 - ... and being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the court, to be transported beyond the seas for any term not exceeding fourteen years nor less than seven years, or to be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, in the common gaol or house of correction, for any term not exceeding three years...
Page 8 - Felony, and being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the Discretion of the Court, to be transported beyond the Seas for any Term not exceeding Fourteen Years nor less than Seven Years, or to be imprisoned, with or without hard Labour, in the Common Gaol or House of Correction, for any Term not exceeding Three Years...
Page liii - Court, every such Offender shall be guilty of a Misdemeanor, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the Discretion of the Court, to be transported beyond the Seas for the Term of Seven Years, or to suffer such other Punishment by Fine or Imprisonment, or by both, as the Court shall award...
Page lxiv - Act passed or to be passed, shall be guilty of felony, and may be 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 11 - ... may commit the offender to the common gaol or house of correction, there to be imprisoned only, or to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour, as the justice shall think fit, for any term not exceeding two calendar months, unless such sum and costs be sooner paid...
Page lxix - ' for Costs shall be paid to [the Complainant^. Given '• under my Hand and Seal, the Day and Year first above mentioned.