Lord Campbell's Acts, for the Further Improving the Administration of Criminal Justice, and the Better Prevention of Offences: Together with the Act for the Better Protection of Apprentices and Servants : and the Act for Amending the Law Relating to the Expenses of Prosecutions, with Notes, Obser-vations, and IndictmentsW. Benning and Company, 1851 - 105 pages |
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... larceny , & c . & c . , all proceed on the right principle by merely charging the crime , not the mode , in which , or the means by which , it was effected . A reason can in some , if not in all , instances be assigned for the opposite ...
... larceny , & c . & c . , all proceed on the right principle by merely charging the crime , not the mode , in which , or the means by which , it was effected . A reason can in some , if not in all , instances be assigned for the opposite ...
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... larceny was inapplicable to a forged instrument ; for in larceny it was necessary to describe a bill of exchange or promissory note , & c . as being of a certain value , and that the money secured thereby was still unpaid . This section ...
... larceny was inapplicable to a forged instrument ; for in larceny it was necessary to describe a bill of exchange or promissory note , & c . as being of a certain value , and that the money secured thereby was still unpaid . This section ...
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... larceny , and rice versa . Note . This section was introduced to put an end to all question as to whether on an ... larceny , he shall not by reason thereof be entitled to be acquitted , but the jury shall be at liberty to return as ...
... larceny , and rice versa . Note . This section was introduced to put an end to all question as to whether on an ... larceny , he shall not by reason thereof be entitled to be acquitted , but the jury shall be at liberty to return as ...
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... larceny ; and if upon the trial of any person indicted for larceny it shall be proved that he took the property in question in any such manner as to amount in law to embezzlement , he shall not by reason thereof be entitled to be ...
... larceny ; and if upon the trial of any person indicted for larceny it shall be proved that he took the property in question in any such manner as to amount in law to embezzlement , he shall not by reason thereof be entitled to be ...
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... larceny it shall Where a single appear that the property alleged in such indictment to have been taking is stolen at one time was taken at different times , the prosecutor charged , the shall not by reason thereof be required to elect ...
... larceny it shall Where a single appear that the property alleged in such indictment to have been taking is stolen at one time was taken at different times , the prosecutor charged , the shall not by reason thereof be required to elect ...
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Page 38 - Felony ; and a Certificate containing the Substance and Effect only (omitting the formal Part) of the Indictment and Conviction for the Previous Felony, purporting to be signed by the Clerk of the Court, or other Officer...
Page 43 - Person so offending 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 the Term of his...
Page 43 - 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 xiv - ... the same shall be proceeded with, in the same manner in all respects, both with respect to the liability of witnesses to be indicted for perjury, and otherwise, as if no such variance had appeared...
Page 90 - ... and thereupon such person shall be liable to be punished in the same manner as if he had been convicted upon an indictment for...
Page 22 - ... a certificate containing the substance and effect only (omitting the formal part) of the indictment and conviction for such offence, 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 convicted, or by the deputy of such clerk or officer...
Page 34 - ... it shall be sufficient to describe such instrument by any name or designation by which the same may be usually known, or by the purport thereof, without setting out any copy or fac-simile of the whole or any part thereof.
Page 42 - Company, or who shall wilfully, maliciously, or negligently do or omit to do any act whereby the life or limb of any person passing along or being upon...
Page 67 - No transfer of stock in this company shall be considered as binding upon the company, unless made in a book or books, to be kept for that purpose by the company.
Page 46 - ... conveyed, as soon as conveniently may be, before a justice of the peace, to be dealt with according to law.