A Treatise on Crimes and Misdemeanors, 2. köideSaunders and Benning, 1843 |
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... offence , or to a third person . The prisoner forced open a stable door , took out a horse , led it about a mile to an old coal pit , and there backed it down and killed it , his object being that the horse might not contri- bute to ...
... offence , or to a third person . The prisoner forced open a stable door , took out a horse , led it about a mile to an old coal pit , and there backed it down and killed it , his object being that the horse might not contri- bute to ...
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... offence of larceny , in an inquiry , I. As to the taking and carrying away of personal goods neces- sary to constitute this offence ; II . As to the personal goods in respect of which it may be committed ; III . As to the ownership of ...
... offence of larceny , in an inquiry , I. As to the taking and carrying away of personal goods neces- sary to constitute this offence ; II . As to the personal goods in respect of which it may be committed ; III . As to the ownership of ...
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... offence did not amount to burglary , and which was decided in favour of the prisoners ; ( a ) the other that no felony was proved , as the whole was done with the knowledge and assent of Mr. Boul- ton , and that the acts of Phillips ...
... offence did not amount to burglary , and which was decided in favour of the prisoners ; ( a ) the other that no felony was proved , as the whole was done with the knowledge and assent of Mr. Boul- ton , and that the acts of Phillips ...
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... offence of the party obtaining them will not be larceny , but the offence of obtaining goods by false pretences . One Davenport was indicted for stealing two silver cream ewers ; he had formerly been servant to a gentleman , who dealt ...
... offence of the party obtaining them will not be larceny , but the offence of obtaining goods by false pretences . One Davenport was indicted for stealing two silver cream ewers ; he had formerly been servant to a gentleman , who dealt ...
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... offence of obtaining goods by false tokens or false pretences , which statutes made such offences punishable as misdemeanors only . But seven of the Judges were clearly of opinion that the offence was felony . ( i ) They held that the ...
... offence of obtaining goods by false tokens or false pretences , which statutes made such offences punishable as misdemeanors only . But seven of the Judges were clearly of opinion that the offence was felony . ( i ) They held that the ...
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Page 239 - Perjury, it shall be sufficient to set forth the Substance of the Offence charged upon the Defendant, and by what Court, or before whom the Oath...
Page 485 - That if any person shall falsely make, forge or counterfeit, or cause or procure to be falsely made, forged or counterfeited, or willingly aid or assist in falsely making, forging or counterfeiting any...
Page 75 - ... 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 226 - ... 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 549 - And be it enacted, that in the case of every felony punishable under this Act, every principal in the second degree, and every accessory before the fact, shall be punishable with death or otherwise, in the same manner as the principal in the first degree is by this Act punishable...
Page 116 - Name, nor for omitting to state the Time at which the Offence was committed in any Case where Time is not of the Essence of the Offence, nor for stating the Time imperfectly, nor for stating the Offence to have been committed on a Day subsequent to the finding of the Indictment, or on an impossible Day, or on a Day that never happened...
Page 585 - ... and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable to any of the punishments which the court may award, as hereinbefore last mentioned.
Page 117 - Officer upon an insufficient Suggestion, nor for any Misnomer or Misdescription of the Officer returning such Process, or of any of the Jurors, nor because any Person has served upon the Jury who has not been returned as a Juror by the Sheriff or other Officer ; and...
Page 317 - ... fide taken or received by transfer or delivery, by some person or body corporate, for a just and valuable consideration, without any notice, or without any reasonable cause to suspect that the same had by any felony or misdemeanor been stolen, taken, obtained, extorted, embezzled, converted, or disposed of, in such case the court shall not award or order the restitution of such security...
Page 697 - In prosecutions for conspiracies, it is an established rule, that where several persons are proved to have combined together for the same illegal purpose, any act done by one of the party in pursuance of...