... is a trial by a jury of twelve men, in the presence and under the superintendence of a judge empowered to instruct them on the law and to advise them on the facts, and (except on acquittal of a criminal charge) to set aside their verdict if in his... The Southwestern Reporter - Page 2081911Full view - About this book
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1906 - 1172 pages
...12 men, in the presence and under the superintendence of a judge empowered to instruct them on the law and to advise them on the facts, and (except on...unequivocal statements of it to be found in the books." The power of the court to set aside a verdict In a civil case and the power of the court to direct... | |
| Electronic journals - 1908 - 714 pages
...jury of twelve men, in the presence and under the superintendence of a judge empowered to instruct them on the facts, and (except on acquittal of a criminal...his opinion it is against the law or the evidence." 3 This rule secures the dignity of the court and gives to the community the benefit of the experience... | |
| Appellate courts - 1901 - 822 pages
...twelve men in the presence and under the superintendence of a judge, empowered to instruct them on the law, and to advise them on the facts, and (except on acquittal on a criminal charge) to set aside their verdict, if, in his opinion, it is against the law or the... | |
| New York (State). Courts - Law reports, digests, etc - 1901 - 974 pages
...in the presence and under the superintendence of a judge empowered to instruct them on the law and advise them on the facts, and (except on acquittal...unequivocal statements of it to be found in the books*" If as stated above, the jury is essentially a component part of a court of law, then is not the officer... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1900 - 944 pages
...in the presence and under the superintendence of a judge empowered to instruct them on the law and advise them on the facts, and (except on acquittal...his opinion, it is against the law or the evidence." The supreme court of Wisconsin thus comments upon the absence of the judge, without suspending the... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1901 - 1254 pages
...and 101 New York State Reporter superintendence of a Judge empowered to Instruct them on the law and advise them on the facts, and (except on acquittal...the law or the evidence. This proposition has been generally admitted, and so seldom contested that there has been little occasion for its distinct assertion.... | |
| Law - 1905 - 1080 pages
...empowered to inĀ” struct them on the facts and (except on acI quittai of a criminal charge) to set aside 1 their verdict if in his opinion it is against the law or the evidence. Capital Traction Co. v. Hof, 19 Sup. Ct. 580, 585, 174 US 1, 43 L. Ed. 873; Howe v. Raymond, 49 Atl.... | |
| Thomas Johnson Michie - Law reports, digests, etc - 1907 - 888 pages
...empowered to instruct them upon the law and to advise them upon the facts, and, except upon acquittal upon a criminal charge, to set aside their verdict if,...his opinion, it is against the law or the evidence." Lovings v. Norfolk, etc., R. Co., 47 W. Va. 582, 35 SE 962. "What constitutes the jury, the right of... | |
| Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1907 - 760 pages
...empowered to instruct them on the law . . . and, except on acquittal on a criminal charge, to set aside the verdict if in his opinion it is against the law or the evidence." Capital Traction Co. v. Hof, 174 US 1. But the implication from the preservation of the right to a... | |
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