 No person shall be held to answer for a criminal offense, unless on the presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases of impeachment, or in cases cognizable by justices of the peace, or arising in the army or navy, or in the militia when...  General Laws of the State of Minnesota - Page 398by Minnesota - 1858Full view - About this book
 | New Jersey. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1921 - 664 pages
...discussion and are to the same effect. . In view of the constitutional declaration that "no person shall be held to answer for a criminal offence, unless...on the presentment or indictment of a grand jury," it is manifest that any statute tending to abridge this constitutional safeguard would be nugatory.... | |
 | Maine - 1822 - 802 pages
...or in such cases of offences, as arc usually cognizable by a justice of **• the peace, or in cases arising in the army or navy, or in the militia when in actual service ¡n time of war or public danger. The legislature shall provide by law a suitable and impartial... | |
 | Constitutions - 1828 - 494 pages
...impeachment, or in such cases of offences as are usually cognizahle hy a justice of the peace, or in cases arising in the army or navy, or in the militia when in actual service, in time of war or puhlic danger. The legislature shall provide hy law a suitahle and impartial... | |
 | Maine. Legislature - 1847 - 892 pages
...impeachment, or in such cases of offenses, as are usually cognizable by a justice of the peace, or in cases arising in the army or navy, or in the militia when in actual service in time of war or public danger. The legislature shall provide by law a suitable and impartial... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary - Constitutions - 1836 - 146 pages
...cases, in which personal liberty may be involved, the trial by jury shall not be refused. 11. No person shall be held to answer for a criminal offence, unless...by justices of the peace, or arising in the army or militia when in actual service in time of war or public danger. 12. No person for the same offence... | |
 | Michigan. Legislature. Senate - Michigan - 1840 - 728 pages
...the legislative power, shall be vested in a Senate and House of Representativea/'/and that "no person shall be held to answer for a criminal offence, unless on the presentment or indictment of a grand jwry," (except in cases not falling within. the scope of this bill.) Whether, on general principles,... | |
 | Maine - Law - 1841 - 922 pages
...impeachment, or in such cases of offences, as are usually cognizable by a justice of the peace, or in cases arising in the army or navy, or in the militia when in actual service ui time of war or public danger. The legislature shall provide by law a suitable and impartial... | |
 | New Jersey - Session laws - 1842 - 1396 pages
...obtaining witnesses in his favour, and to have the assistance of counsel in his defence. 9. No person shall be held to answer for a criminal offence, unless...the army or navy: or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger. 10. No person shall after acquittal, be tried for the same... | |
 | Maine. Legislature. Senate - Parliamentary practice - 1842 - 130 pages
...impeachment, or in such cases of offences, as are usually cognizable hy a justice of the peace, or in cases arising in the army or navy, or in the militia when in actual service in time of war or public danger. The legislature shall provide by law a suitable and impartial... | |
 | New York (State). Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1846 - 410 pages
...obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel in his defence. IX. No person shall be held to answer for a criminal offence, unless...the army or navy, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger. X. No person shall, after acquittal, be tried for the same... | |
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