I would never convict any person of murder or manslaughter, unless the fact were proved to be done, or at least the body found dead,(/) for the sake of two cases, one mentioned in my lord Coke's PC cap. The Quarterly Review - Pàgina 196editat per - 1818Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
| Great Britain. Courts, Thomas Leach - 1815 - 582 pàgines
...290, where his Lordship says, " I would never convict any person of murder or manslaughter, unless the fact were proved to be done, or at least the body found dead," and he mentioned a remarkable case which had happened before MR. JUSTICE GOULD. The case was this.... | |
| 1818 - 590 pàgines
...readers. ' I would never (says Sir Matthew Hale) convict any person of murder or manslaughter, unless the fact were proved to be done, or at least the body...uncle, (who was also her heir at law,) was overheard to iay, ' Good uncle, do not kill me !' Very soon afterwards, the child disappeared; and the uncle, being... | |
| Edward Christian - 1820 - 148 pàgines
...and he observes upon them, " I would never convict any person of murder or manslaughter, unless the fact were proved to be done, or at least the body found dead, for the sake of two cases" which he relates, where the prisoner in each was found guilty and executed, arid the person charged... | |
| William Hough - 1825 - 1028 pàgines
...2DO. Where Lord Hale said, " I would never convict any person of murder or nuaalauglUer, unless the fact were proved to be done, or at least the body found, for the sake of two cases ; one mentioned in my Lord Coke's PC Ml, 1>. 232, a II a, ,i/,i. .:•,,:•... | |
| William Oldnall Russell - 1828 - 836 pàgines
...East. 312, 315. (<) By Buller, J., in Berrymaji t. Wise, 4 TR 366. murder or manslaughter, unless the fact were proved to be done, or at least the body found dead.(w) SECTION II. The best possible Evidence must be produced. It is a general rule that you must... | |
| 1830 - 430 pàgines
...these. " I would never "convict any person of murder or manslaughter unless the fact were proved to b« "done or at least the body found dead, for the sake of two cases, one mentioned by "my Lord Coke which was a Warwickshire case." Gentlemen, I will trespass on yonr time... | |
| William Hough - 1834 - 398 pàgines
...1312. Sir Matthew Hale says, "I would never convict any person of murder or manslaughter, unless the fact were proved to be done, or at least the body found." Starlie, vol. ip 33. If a bodv be thrown overboard, it may not be found. 330 1st. 2nd. 3rd. 4th. 5th.... | |
| Henry Roscoe - 1840 - 908 pàgines
...of these goods." And again, " I would never convict any person of murder or manslaughter, unless the fact were proved to be done, or at least, the body found dead." 2 Hale, 290. So it is said by Sir William Blackslonc, 4 Comm. 359. that all presumptive evidence of... | |
| 1843 - 604 pàgines
...observes the eminent lawyer last quoted, " convict any person of murder, or manslaughter, unless the fact •were proved to be done, or at least the body found dead." Burnet, one of the greatest of our Scold) criminal law authorities, lays it down as " a leading and... | |
| William Mawdesley Best - 1845 - 232 pàgines
...was committed of those goods. I would never convict any person of murder or manslaughter, unless the fact were proved to be done, or, at least, the body found dead :"(¿>) and Mr. Starkie states it to be an established rule, that, upon charges of homicide, the accused... | |
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