The Law Magazine and Review: A Quarterly Review of Jurisprudence, Volume 13Saunders and Benning, 1850 - Law |
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Page 187
... verdict of proven or proved , the court , and not the jury , took cognizance of the nature and degree of guilt so constructively imputed to the prisoner . Such , however , was a most mistaken view of the duty of both the court and the ...
... verdict of proven or proved , the court , and not the jury , took cognizance of the nature and degree of guilt so constructively imputed to the prisoner . Such , however , was a most mistaken view of the duty of both the court and the ...
Page 195
... verdict reflects with extraordinary power in favour of the prisoner , whom it com- pletely absolves and dismisses from the dock without a stain on his character . As may be supposed in a country like Scotland , where there is a public ...
... verdict reflects with extraordinary power in favour of the prisoner , whom it com- pletely absolves and dismisses from the dock without a stain on his character . As may be supposed in a country like Scotland , where there is a public ...
Page 199
... verdict of not guilty , or an uniform mode of acquittal , express opinions favourable to this verdict , but suggesting that the Scotch law should not be followed to the full extent of that system . They would have the verdict , but they ...
... verdict of not guilty , or an uniform mode of acquittal , express opinions favourable to this verdict , but suggesting that the Scotch law should not be followed to the full extent of that system . They would have the verdict , but they ...
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