 | Jean Louis de Lolme, Archibald John Stephens - Constitutional history - 1838 - 674 pages
...reasonably encounter them ; for the trial is not here simply by witnesses, but by jury: nay, it may so fall out, that a jury upon their own knowledge may know...him — and may give their verdict accordingly*." If the verdict pronounces not guilty, the prisoner is Effect of a verset at liberty, and cannot, on... | |
 | Thomas George Western, Jean Louis de Lolme - Constitutional law - 1838 - 628 pages
...reasonably encounter them; for, the trial is not here simply by witnesses, but by jury : nay, it may so fall out, that a jury, upon their own knowledge, may know a thing to be false, 179 that a witness swore to be true, or may know a witness to be incompetent or incredible, though... | |
 | Lord Alexander Fraser Tytler Woodhouselee - World history - 1839 - 366 pages
...if the probability of the fact does upon other circumstances reasonably encounter them. It may fall out that a jury, upon their own knowledge, may know a thing to be false which a witness has sworn to be true ; or may know a witness to be incompetent or incredible, though... | |
 | George Bowyer - Constitutional law - 1841 - 742 pages
...trial, as lord Hale expresses it, is not here simply by witnesses, but by jury :• nay, it may so fall out that a jury, upon their own knowledge, may know...a witness swore to be true, or may know a witness tu be incompetent or incredible, though nothing be objected against him, and may give their verdict... | |
 | Samuel Maunder - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1843 - 914 pages
...reasonably encounter them; for the trial is not here simply by witnesses, but by jury ; nay, it may so fall out, that a jury upon their own knowledge may know...incredible, though nothing be objected against him— andf may give their verdict accordingly." It is a striking and pleasing observation of De Lolme, that... | |
 | John Jane Smith Wharton - Law - 1848 - 726 pages
...encounter them ; for the trial is not here simply by witnesses, but by jury; nay, it шау so fall out, that a jury upon their own knowledge may know...to be false that a witness swore to be true, or may knoiv a witness to be incompetent or incredible, though nothing be objected against lam, and may give... | |
 | Lord Alexander Fraser Tytler Woodhouselee - World history - 1850 - 548 pages
...fall out that a jury, upon their own knowledge, may know a thingfto be false which a witness has sworn to be true ; or may know a witness to be incompetent or incredikle though nothing be objected against him, and may give their verdict accordingly." The effect... | |
 | Jean Louis de Lolme - Constitutional history - 1853 - 474 pages
...reasonably encounter them ; for the trial is not here simply by witnesses, but by jury : nay, it may so fall out, that a jury upon their own knowledge may know...him — and may give their verdict accordingly."* If the verdict pronounces not guilty, the prisoner is set at liberty, and cannot, on any pretence,... | |
 | Jean Louis de Lolme - 1853 - 438 pages
...reasonably encounter them ; for the trial is not here simply by witnesses, but by jury : nay, it may so fall out, that a jury upon their own knowledge may know...him — and may give their verdict accordingly."* If the verdict pronounces not guilty, the prisoner is set at liberty, and cannot, on any pretence,... | |
 | Jean Louis de Lolme - Constitutional history - 1853 - 416 pages
...reasonably encounter them ; for the trial is not here simply by witnesses, but by jury : nay, it may so fall out, that a jury upon their own knowledge may know...or incredible, though nothing be objected against him—and may give their verdict accordingly."* If the verdict pronounces not guilty, the prisoner... | |
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... unless it be in cases of treason, nor to reject one witness because he is single, or always to believe two witnesses, if the probability of the fact does upon other circumstances reasonably encounter them ; for the trial is not here simply by witnesses,... 
