A Practical Treatise on the Criminal Law: Comprising the Practice, Pleadings, and Evidence, which Occur in the Course of Criminal Prosecutions, Whether by Indictment Or Information : with a Copious Collection of Precedents ...

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Edward Earle, William Brown, printer, 1819 - Criminal law
 

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Page 306 - ... the jury sworn to try the issue may give a general verdict of guilty or not guilty upon the whole matter put in issue upon such indictment or information...
Page 330 - King there inhabiting and 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 192 - Columbia, laborer, not having the fear of God before his eyes, but being moved and seduced by the instigation of the devil...
Page 331 - Justice of the peace as aforesaid, in contempt of our said Lord the King, and his laws; to the evil example of all others in like case offending, and against the peace of our said Lord the King, his Crown, and Dignity.
Page 24 - Loss of their Goods to the great damage and common Nuisance of all the Liege Subjects of our said Lord the King...
Page 201 - God and our said lord the King then and there being, feloniously, wilfully, and of his malice aforethought...
Page 35 - England ; in contravention of the Statutes in that case made and provided, and against the peace of our Sovereign Lord the King, his crown, and dignity.
Page 588 - Smith, divers sums of money, amounting in the whole to a large sum of money, to wit the sum of 2745/.
Page 261 - July, 1819; and on divers other days and times, as well before as after, with force and arms, at...
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