 | William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - 1853 - 1016 lehte
...and too plain to be misunderstood. Taking the words of the return to the habeas corpus, viz., 'That the Jury did acquit against the direction of the Court in matter of law ' — ' These words,' said this great lawyer, ' taken literally and de piano, are insignificant and... | |
 | Benjamin Robbins Curtis, United States. Circuit Court (1st Circuit) - 1854 - 572 lehte
...be found that he confines himself to a narrow, though, for the case, a conclusive line of argument, that the general issue embracing fact as well as law, it can never be proved that the United States v. Morris. jury believed the testimony on which the fact depended, and in reference to... | |
 | Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court - 1862 - 660 lehte
...They cannot be punished for finding against law The court say that the words, in the warrant, " that the jury did acquit against the direction of the court in matter of law literally taken, and de piano, are insignificant and not intelligible ; for no issue can be joined... | |
 | Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - 1870 - 504 lehte
...too plain to be misunderstood. Taking the words of the return to the itabeas corpus, — viz., " That the jury did acquit against the direction of the Court in matter of law," — " These words," said this great lawyer, " taken literally and de piano, are insignificant and unintelligible,... | |
 | Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - 1870 - 504 lehte
...but it has no sort of application to your subject. The words of your return,. — viz., that Bushel did acquit against the direction of the Court in matter of law, are unintelligible, and, as applied to the case, iiuVOL. i. M possible. The jury could not be asked... | |
 | Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - 1876 - 622 lehte
...and too plain to be misunderstood. Taking the words ot the return to the habeas corpus, viz.: " That the jury did acquit against the direction of the court in matter of law." "These words," said this great lawyer, "taken literally and deplano, are insignificant and unintelligible,... | |
 | 1895 - 1088 lehte
...proceed upon their view of the evidence. Chief Justice Vaughan said that the words in the warrant, "that the jury did acquit against the direction of the court in matter of law, literally taken, and de plano, are insignificant, and not intelligible, for no issue can be joined... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1895 - 782 lehte
...direction of the court in matter of law, openly given and declared to them in court. " The words, that the jury did acquit, against the direction of the court in matter of law, literally taken, and de plano, are insignificant and not intelligible ; for no issue can be joined... | |
 | Dudley Julius Medley - 1902 - 680 lehte
...to be full and manifest and yet finding corruptly. As to the further charge, that their verdict was 'against the direction of the court in matter of law,' the court only charged the jury upon the law as arising out of some matter of fact already found by the jury.... | |
 | Van Vechten Veeder - 1903 - 656 lehte
...and too plain to be misunderstood. Taking the words of the return to the habeas corpus, vis., "That the jury did acquit against the direction of the court in matter of law," "These words," said this great lawyer, "taken literally and lie piano, are insignificant and unintelligible:... | |
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The words, That the jury did acquit, against the direction of the court, in matter of law, literally taken, and de piano, are insignificant and not intelligible, for no issue can be joined of matter in law, no jury can be charged with the trial of matter... 
