A Concise View of the Constitution of EnglandLongman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1808 - 448 pages |
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Page 312
... witnesses , viva voce , is attended with many advantages . For hereby a witness is deterred from saying an untruth , which he might not be afraid of asserting at a private investigation , The sudden manner , too , in which questions are ...
... witnesses , viva voce , is attended with many advantages . For hereby a witness is deterred from saying an untruth , which he might not be afraid of asserting at a private investigation , The sudden manner , too , in which questions are ...
Page 324
... witnesses , and taking their de- positions in writing , The witnesses near London are examined at an office appointed ; and those in the country , by commissioners . When all the witnesses are examined , the depo- sitions may be ...
... witnesses , and taking their de- positions in writing , The witnesses near London are examined at an office appointed ; and those in the country , by commissioners . When all the witnesses are examined , the depo- sitions may be ...
Page 388
... witnesses being necessary in most cases to prove the same overt act , it may be observed , that if one witness prove one overt act , and another witness prove another overt act of the same species of treason , that is suffi- cient proof ...
... witnesses being necessary in most cases to prove the same overt act , it may be observed , that if one witness prove one overt act , and another witness prove another overt act of the same species of treason , that is suffi- cient proof ...
Contents
Chapter Page I OF Laws in general | 25 |
Of the Laws of England | 34 |
Of Countries subject to the Laws of England | 42 |
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