A Summary of the Law Relative to Pleading and Evidence in Criminal Cases: With Precedents of Indictments, &c., and the Evidence Necessary to Support Them

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R. Pheney, S. Sweet, and R. Millikin, 1822 - 437 pages

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37
III
45
IV
60
V
71
VI
111
VII
208
VIII
262
XI
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XII
330
XIV
348
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XVI
386
XVII
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Page 230 - Columbia, laborer, not having the fear of God before his eyes, but being moved and seduced by the instigation of the devil...
Page 284 - In contempt of our said Lord the King, in open violation of the laws of this kingdom, to the evil and pernicious example of all others in the like case offending, and against the peace of our said Lord the King, his crown and dignity.
Page 263 - Jackson's traitorous purposes before mentioned, in contempt of our said lord the King and his laws, to the evil example of all others in the like case offending, contrary to the duty of the allegiance of him, the saiil William Stone, against the form of the statute in such case made and provided, and against the peace of our said lord the King, his crown and dignity.
Page 333 - Our sovereign lord the king chargeth and commandeth all persons, being assembled, immediately to disperse themselves, and peaceably to depart to their habitations, or to their lawful business, upon the pains contained in the act made in the first year of king George, for preventing tumults and riotous assemblies. God save the king.
Page 346 - ... credit, and to bring him into public scandal, infamy, and disgrace...
Page 311 - God, in contempt of our said lord the King and his laws, to the evil and pernicious example of all others in the like case offending, and against the peace of our lord the King, his crown and dignity.
Page 387 - HB esquires, and others their associates, justices of our said Lord the King, assigned to keep the peace in the said county...
Page 212 - Homicide per infortunium or misadventure is where a man, doing a lawful act without any intention of hurt, unfortunately kills another...
Page 393 - And the jurors aforesaid, upon their oath aforesaid, do further present, that the said JS, contriving and intending as aforesaid, afterwards, to wit, on the day and year aforesaid, with force and arms, at the parish aforesaid, in the county aforesaid...
Page 364 - ... to the great damage and common nuisance of all the liege subjects of our said Lord the King through the same waygoing, returning, passing, repassing, riding, and labouring, and against the peace of our said Lord the King, his crown and dignity...

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