 | Homersham Cox - 1863 - 862 lehte
...publicly delivered into court(6). Besides indictments, the grand jury have po\rer to make presentment of any offence from their own knowledge or observation, without any bill of indictment laid before them, as the presentment of a nuisance, a libel, and the like; upon which the officer of the court must afterwards... | |
 | Homersham Cox - 1863 - 860 lehte
...has also an important constitutional right of presentment of offences from their own knowledge and observation, without any bill of indictment laid before them at the suit of the Crown ; and upon the presentment the officer of the court must frame an indictment(6). The oath administered... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1865 - 642 lehte
...so called, but also inquisitions of office and indictments by a grand jury. Properly speaking, it is the notice taken by a grand jury of any offence from their own knowledge or observation, without any indictment laid before them at the suit of the crown ; as the presentment of a nuisance, a libel, and... | |
 | Joseph Story - 1865 - 382 lehte
...mere motion, of an offence upon their own observation and knowledge, or upon evidence before them, and without any bill of indictment laid before them at the suit of the government. An indictment is a written accusation of an offence preferred to, and presented, upon oath,... | |
 | Abraham Caruthers - 1866 - 716 lehte
...properly so called, but also indictments and inquisitions of office. "A presentment, properly speaking, is the notice taken by a grand jury of any offence from...of indictment laid before them at the suit of" the State. (4 Blk., 300.) At common law, the party presented could not be put to answer the presentment;... | |
 | William Blackstone, George Sharswood - 1866 - 780 lehte
...By indictment. Or, without such finding, III. By information. IV. By appeal 801 2. A presentment is the notice taken by a grand jury of any offence, from their own knowledge or observation 301 3. An indictment is a written accusation of one or more persons of a crime or misdemeanour, preferred... | |
 | William Thomas Brande, George William Cox - 1867 - 1090 lehte
...the Purification of the Blessed Virgin. [PUKIFICATION.] Presentment. In Law, presentment is properly the notice taken by a grand jury of any offence from their own knowledge or obspace; it will be sufficient for our purpose to know that albumen is H highly complex body, con tain... | |
 | William Thomas Brande, George William Cox - 1867 - 1090 lehte
...the Purification of the Blessed Virgin. [PURIFICATION.] Presentment. In Law, presentment is properly the notice taken by a grand jury of any offence from their own knowledge or obffrrvation without any bill of indictment laid before them at the suit of the crown, as the presentment... | |
 | George Washington Paschal - 1868 - 538 lehte
...offenses against the United States. "Presentment" is the notice taken by a grand jury of any ofifense, from their own knowledge or observation, without any bill of indictment laid before them, upon which the officer of the court must afterward frame an indictment, before the party presented... | |
 | Joseph Story - 1868 - 384 lehte
...motion, of an offence upon their own observation and knowledge, or upon evidence ^ before them, and without any bill of indictment laid before them at the suit of the government. An indictment is a written accusation of an offence preferred to, and presented, upon oath,... | |
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A presentment, properly speaking, is the notice taken by a grand jury of any offence from their own knowledge or observation, without any bill of indictment laid before them, at the suit of the... 
