The Law Magazine and Review: A Quarterly Review of Jurisprudence, Volumes 7-8Saunders and Benning, 1859 - Law |
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Page 146
It is by no means uncommon for the counsel for the defence , in a charge of
poisoning , in the cross - examination of a medical witness , to press upon him
the question whether the material alleged to have been fatally used was strictly
poison .
It is by no means uncommon for the counsel for the defence , in a charge of
poisoning , in the cross - examination of a medical witness , to press upon him
the question whether the material alleged to have been fatally used was strictly
poison .
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Most questions have , as experience shews , at least two sides ; and it is better
that each side should be presented by a different individual , and be submitted to
hostile examination of professed opponents . To define the limits of the
advocate's ...
Most questions have , as experience shews , at least two sides ; and it is better
that each side should be presented by a different individual , and be submitted to
hostile examination of professed opponents . To define the limits of the
advocate's ...
Page 156
Cross - examinations do not seem to ruffle him , nor comment in court to disturb
him ; and , if we might offer a word of advice to him , it would be not to be
chagrined , or exhibit annoyance , after he has left the court , by a recollection of
the ...
Cross - examinations do not seem to ruffle him , nor comment in court to disturb
him ; and , if we might offer a word of advice to him , it would be not to be
chagrined , or exhibit annoyance , after he has left the court , by a recollection of
the ...
Page 159
As an illustration of the kind of cross - examination which a medical witness must
be prepared to undergo on this question , I subjoin an extract from the report of
the trial of Reg . v . Palmer ( May , 1856 ) . Serjeant Shee , in directing his ...
As an illustration of the kind of cross - examination which a medical witness must
be prepared to undergo on this question , I subjoin an extract from the report of
the trial of Reg . v . Palmer ( May , 1856 ) . Serjeant Shee , in directing his ...
Page 160
... not said what quantity may have caused death . I have said a certain quantity
was found in his body , which may have been the residue of what had caused
death . ' “ The fallacies connected with this line of examination must be apparent .
... not said what quantity may have caused death . I have said a certain quantity
was found in his body , which may have been the residue of what had caused
death . ' “ The fallacies connected with this line of examination must be apparent .
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