| History - 1795 - 688 pages
...Jury Bill of 1791, (continueJ.) of the fame, that on every fuch trial, the jury fworn to try the iffue may give a general verdict of guilty or not guilty, upon the whole matter put in iffue upon fuch indictment or information, and (hall not be required or din-Hal, by the court or judge... | |
| William Cobbett - United States - 1801 - 450 pages
...the same, That, on every such trial, the Jury " sworn to try the issue, may give a general ver" diet of Guilty or Not guilty upon the whole matter " put...the Court " or Judge before whom such indictment or infor" rnation shall be tried, to find the defendant or de" fendants guilty, merely on the proof of... | |
| William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1804 - 540 pages
...in Cases of Libel." This statute enacts and declares, that onerrry trial for this offence, the Jury may give a general verdict of guilty or not guilty, upon the whole matter, and shall not be required to find the defendant guilt)', merely on proof of publication, but may enter... | |
| Gilbert Hutcheson - Constables - 1806 - 824 pages
...»." But ODTJORT- the Jcgiflature, by a declaratory aftb, removed all doubt of the right of juries to give a general verdict of guilty or not guilty upon the whole matter at ifiue c. Inftance of IN Scotland, no fuch diftinction betwixt libels and other "f^rded'in °ffenc06... | |
| Oratory - 1808 - 542 pages
...present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, that, on every such trial, the jury sworn to try the issue may give a general verdict...information; and shall not be required or directed, the court or judge before whom such indictment or information shall be tried, to find the defendant... | |
| Hugh Leslie - 1808 - 356 pages
...declares and en" acts, that on every trial of an indictment or information for a " libel, the jury may give a general verdict of guilty or not " guilty, upon the whole matter in issue, and shall not be requir" ed or directed, by the Judge, to find the delinquent guilty, " merely... | |
| William Nicholson - Natural history - 1809 - 700 pages
...verdict upon the whole matter in issue ;" enacts, that f on every such trial, the jury, sworn to try tie issue, may give a general verdict of guilty or not...required or directed by the court or judge, before whom the indictment, &c. shall be tried, to find the defendant guilty, merely on the proof of the publication... | |
| William Nicholson - 1809 - 734 pages
...such trial, the jury, sworn to try the issue, may give a general verdict of gnilty or not guilty, npon the whole matter put in issue, upon such indictment...required or directed by the court or judge, before whom the indictment, &c. shall be tried, to find the defendant guilty, merely on the proof of the publication... | |
| Francis Maseres - Canada - 1809 - 636 pages
...afiembled, and by the " authority of the fame, That, on every fuch trial, the " jury fworn to try the iffue, may give a general verdict of " GUILTY or NOT GUILTY, upon the whole matter put in " iffue upon fuch Indictment or Information; and (hall not " be required, or directed, by the Court,... | |
| Thomas Erskine (1st baron.) - Forensic orations - 1810 - 420 pages
...matter in issue : Be it therefore " declared and enacted, by, &c. That on every snch trial the Jury " sworn to try the issue, may give a general verdict...Guilty or " Not guilty, upon the whole matter put to issue on snch indict" ment or information ; — and shall not be required or directed " by the Court... | |
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