A Concise View of the Constitution of EnglandLongman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1808 - 448 pages |
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Page 393
... benefit of clergy . As this important peculiarity of our criminal law is not generally understood , it will be needful briefly to consider it . The benefit of clergy then originated from a con- stitution of the pope ; " that no man ...
... benefit of clergy . As this important peculiarity of our criminal law is not generally understood , it will be needful briefly to consider it . The benefit of clergy then originated from a con- stitution of the pope ; " that no man ...
Page 397
... benefit of clergy ; but by the statute of 3 W. and M. ch . 9 , placed them in all cases on the same footing with men of the same rank . With regard to the crimes for which the benefit of clergy is to be allowed , it may be remarked ...
... benefit of clergy ; but by the statute of 3 W. and M. ch . 9 , placed them in all cases on the same footing with men of the same rank . With regard to the crimes for which the benefit of clergy is to be allowed , it may be remarked ...
Page 398
... benefit of clergy to the person convicted , are , independently on the corpo- ral punishment , very important ; for having been once a felon , but now purged from that guilt by the privilege of clergy , he receives hereby a kind of ...
... benefit of clergy to the person convicted , are , independently on the corpo- ral punishment , very important ; for having been once a felon , but now purged from that guilt by the privilege of clergy , he receives hereby a kind of ...
Contents
Of the Laws of England | 34 |
Of Countries subject to the Laws of England | 42 |
Of the absolute Rights of Individuals | 52 |
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