The Jurisdiction and Practice of the Court of Quarter Sessions: With Forms of Indictments, Notices of Appeal, &cSaunders and Benning, 1836 - 438 pages First edition of a work published into the 20th century, one of several written by Archbold on all aspects of criminal law and of high quality, their collective content praised by Holdsworth as 'clear, well arranged, terse and complete'--Meyer Boswell description of book. |
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... appointed for that purpose , they are styled the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace ; when holden otherwise , the General Sessions of the Peace . This , however , makes no distinction in the authority or jurisdiction of the Court ...
... appointed for that purpose , they are styled the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace ; when holden otherwise , the General Sessions of the Peace . This , however , makes no distinction in the authority or jurisdiction of the Court ...
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... appoint for those purposes , into the pre- mises ye make inquiries , and all and singular the premises hear and determine , and perform and fulfil them in the aforesaid form , doing therein what to justice appertains , according to the ...
... appoint for those purposes , into the pre- mises ye make inquiries , and all and singular the premises hear and determine , and perform and fulfil them in the aforesaid form , doing therein what to justice appertains , according to the ...
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... appoint for such borough , or for any two or more of such boroughs con- jointly , a fit person , being a barrister at law of not less than five years standing , who shall be and be called the Recorder of such borough or boroughs , and ...
... appoint for such borough , or for any two or more of such boroughs con- jointly , a fit person , being a barrister at law of not less than five years standing , who shall be and be called the Recorder of such borough or boroughs , and ...
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... appointed a justice of peace , signed a dis- tress warrant for a poor's rate , before he had taken the oaths , & c . at the Sessions , and the validity of the warrant was questioned on that ground : the Court of King's Bench held the ...
... appointed a justice of peace , signed a dis- tress warrant for a poor's rate , before he had taken the oaths , & c . at the Sessions , and the validity of the warrant was questioned on that ground : the Court of King's Bench held the ...
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... appointed one , the mayor of the borough may , at the proper times appointed for the wood- ing of the Quarter Sessions , open the Court and adjours , and may respite all recognizances conditioned for appar og at the same , " until such ...
... appointed one , the mayor of the borough may , at the proper times appointed for the wood- ing of the Quarter Sessions , open the Court and adjours , and may respite all recognizances conditioned for appar og at the same , " until such ...
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Popular passages
Page 239 - ... 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 181 - It seems that an assault is an attempt, or offer, with force and violence, to do a corporal hurt to another; as by striking at him with, or without, a weapon; or presenting a gun at him, at...
Page 216 - And so far as proof goes, conspiracy ... is generally a matter of inference deduced from certain criminal acts of the parties accused, done in pursuance of an apparent criminal purpose in common between them.
Page 184 - A riot is a tumultuous disturbance of the peace by three persons, or more, assembling together of their own authority, with an intent mutually to assist one another against...
Page 155 - Servant, or Person employed for the Purpose or in the Capacity of a Clerk or Servant...
Page 357 - ... to be heard in support of such appeal unless such notice and statement shall have been so given as aforesaid...
Page 210 - King there being, in contempt of our said Lord the King and his laws, to the evil example of all others in the like case offending, and against the peace of our said Lord the King, his crown and • dignity.
Page 110 - The jurors for our Lord the King, upon their oath, present...
Page 234 - ... truly try the issue joined between Our Sovereign Lord the King and the prisoner at the bar, and would a true verdict give according to the evidence, so help him God!
Page 275 - ... to appeal to the next General Quarter Sessions of the Peace, to be held for the said county, riding or division, city or town corporate, who, upon hearing of the said appeal, shall have full power finally to determine the same.