Crown Cases Reserved for Consideration, and Decided by the Judges of England, with a Selection of Cases Relating to Indictable Offences, Argued and Determined in the Court of Queen's Bench and the Courts of Error: From 13th Nov., 1852 to 1st May, 1858, Part 50Stevens & Norton, H. Sweet, and W. Maxwell, 1858 - 699 pages |
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Popular passages
Page 364 - Riel, against the form of the Statute in such case made and provided and against the peace of our said Lady the Queen, her Crown and dignity.
Page 463 - 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 472 - But in criminal cases, or at least in capital ones, there is, in favorem vitae, allowed to the prisoner an arbitrary and capricious species of challenge to a certain number of jurors, without showing any cause at all : which is called a peremptory challenge : a provision full of that tenderness and humanity to prisoners for which our laws are justly famous.
Page 200 - ... such person shall not by reason thereof be entitled to be acquitted, but the jury shall be at liberty to return as their verdict that the defendant is not guilty of the felony or misdemeanor charged, but is guilty of an attempt to commit the same...
Page 396 - ... notwithstanding it be alleged by them that sue for the King, that the jurors of those inquests, or some of them, be not indifferent for the King, yet such inquests shall not remain untaken for that cause; but if they that sue for the King will challenge any of those jurors, they shall assign of their challenge a cause certain, and the truth of the same challenge shall be inquired of according to the custom of the Court...
Page 128 - Intent, and whosoever, with Intent to procure the Miscarriage of any Woman, whether she be or be not with Child, shall unlawfully administer to her or cause to be taken by her any Poison or other Noxious Thing, or shall unlawfully use any Instrument or other means whatsoever with the like Intent, shall be guilty of Felony...
Page 593 - ... deceased person to undergo anatomical examination, unless, to the knowledge of such executor or other party, such person shall have expressed his desire, either in writing at any time during his life, or verbally in the presence of two or more witnesses during the illness whereof he died, that his body after death might not undergo such examination, or unless the surviving husband or wife, or any known relative of the deceased person, shall require the body to be interred without such examination.
Page 577 - Stonehouse, to the evil example of all others in the like case offending, against the form of the statute in such case made and provided, and against the peace of our Lady the Queen, her crown and dignity.
Page 105 - Case. or other game, or in bearing a part in the stakes, wagers, or adventures, or in betting on the sides or hands of them that do play, or in wagering on the event of any game, sport, pastime or exercise...
Page 304 - Whosoever shall attempt to administer to or shall attempt to cause to be administered to or to be taken by any person any poison, or other destructive thing, or shall shoot at any person, or shall, by drawing a trigger, or in any other manner attempt to discharge any kind of loaded arms...
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| Title | Crown Cases Reserved for Consideration, and Decided by the Judges of England, with a Selection of Cases Relating to Indictable Offences, Argued and Determined in the Court of Queen's Bench and the Courts of Error: From 13th Nov., 1852 to 1st May, 1858, Part 50 Crown Cases Reserved for Consideration, and Decided by the Judges of England, with a Selection of Cases Relating to Indictable Offences, Argued and Determined in the Court of Queen's Bench and the Courts of Error: From 13th Nov., 1852 to 1st May, 1858, Henry Richard Dearsly Nominate reports |
| Author | Henry Richard Dearsly |
| Contributor | Great Britain. Court of Queen's Bench |
| Publisher | Stevens & Norton, H. Sweet, and W. Maxwell, 1858 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 14 Sep 2006 |
| Length | 699 pages |
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