Precedents of Indictments and Pleas: Adapted to the Use Both of the Courts of the United States and Those of All the Several States: Together with Notes on Criminal Pleading and Practice, Embracing the English and American Authorities Generally |
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... truth of the matter may be the better known , and who are not of kin to the said Zachariah Price , to recognize upon their oaths , whether the said Zachariah Price be guilty of the misdemeanor in the indictment aforesaid above specified ...
... truth of the matter may be the better known , and who are not of kin to the said Zachariah Price , to recognize upon their oaths , whether the said Zachariah Price be guilty of the misdemeanor in the indictment aforesaid above specified ...
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... truth of and concerning the premises , upon their oaths and affirmation , say that the said Zachariah Price is guilty of the misdemeanor aforesaid on him above charged in the form aforesaid , and as by the indictment aforesaid is above ...
... truth of and concerning the premises , upon their oaths and affirmation , say that the said Zachariah Price is guilty of the misdemeanor aforesaid on him above charged in the form aforesaid , and as by the indictment aforesaid is above ...
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... truth the said M. R. and D. S. , then and there well knew the said last mentioned writing to be false , forged and ante - dated , and not to have been sealed and delivered by him the said M. N. , on the fourth day of June aforesaid ...
... truth the said M. R. and D. S. , then and there well knew the said last mentioned writing to be false , forged and ante - dated , and not to have been sealed and delivered by him the said M. N. , on the fourth day of June aforesaid ...
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... truth there is no good sense in any distinction as to the degree of force indictable in either way ; but in neither case will a mere entry by an open door or window , or with a key , however procured , as by trick and contrivance ...
... truth there is no good sense in any distinction as to the degree of force indictable in either way ; but in neither case will a mere entry by an open door or window , or with a key , however procured , as by trick and contrivance ...
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... truth and in fact the weight of the said tea so sold as aforesaid , was short and deficient of the said weight of ten pounds , by one- tenth part of the said weight of ten pounds , to wit , at , & c . , aforesaid , against , & c ...
... truth and in fact the weight of the said tea so sold as aforesaid , was short and deficient of the said weight of ten pounds , by one- tenth part of the said weight of ten pounds , to wit , at , & c . , aforesaid , against , & c ...
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afore afterwards alleged assault averment bank note bill bill of exchange called cause and procure chap charged chattels cheat and defraud child citizens coin committed common law commonwealth Conclude conspiracy conspire contrary convicted corruptly county aforesaid court damage defendant Dickinson's Q. S. 6th district aforesaid dollars duly dwelling house East P. C. evil example false pretences feloniously force and arms forged and counterfeited form aforesaid fraudulently further present held high seas indictable offence indictment intent to defraud jurisdiction jury justice knowingly labourer lady the queen larceny last aforesaid last mentioned late libel lottery malice aforethought maliciously manner and form means Metc misdemeanor oath aforesaid offence peace of God Pennsylvania perjury Philadelphia prisoner promissory note prosecution prosecutor purporting Second count statute thereof Third count United unlawful unlawfully utter and publish vessel wares and merchandise Wend whereas in truth wickedly wilfully words
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Page 662 - Columbia, laborer, not having the fear of God before his eyes, but being moved and seduced by the instigation of the devil...
Page 644 - That if any person shall, within the territory or jurisdiction of the United States, begin or set on foot, or provide or prepare the means for any military expedition or enterprise, to be carried on from thence against the territory or dominions of any foreign prince or state, or of any colony, district, or people with whom the United States are (at) peace, every person so offending shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor, and shall be fined not exceeding three thousand dollars and imprisoned...
Page 565 - Texas by combinations too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings or by the powers vested in the marshals by law...
Page 420 - George the fourth, and on divers other days and times between that day and the day of the taking of this inquisition...
Page 35 - ... together with the principal felon or after the conviction of the principal felon, or may be indicted and convicted of a substantive felony, whether the principal felon shall or shall not have been previously convicted, or shall or shall not be amenable to justice, and may thereupon be punished in the same manner as any accessory before the fact to the same felony, if convicted as an accessory, may be punished.
Page 53 - Labourer, not having the fear of God before their Eyes but being moved and Seduced by the instigation of the Devil...
Page 156 - That he resides in the of ; that one at in , with intent to injure and defraud, feloniously did falsely make, forge and counterfeit, and cause and procure to be falsely made, forged and counterfeited, and willingly act and assist in the false making, forging and counterfeiting...
Page 276 - Geo. 4, c. 30, s. 9, but modifying the punishment) " whosoever shall unlawfully and maliciously set fire to, or in anywise destroy any ship or vessel, whether the same be complete or in an unfinished state, or shall unlawfully and maliciously set fire to, cast away, or in anywise destroy any ship or vessel, with intent thereby to prejudice any owner or part owner of such ship or vessel, or of any goods on board the same, or any person that...
Page 669 - EP his attorney, comes and defends the wrong and injury, when, etc., and says, that the said declaration and the matters therein contained in manner and form as the same are above stated and set forth...
Page 11 - It is enough to prove publication." If an indictment charges that the defendant did and caused to le done' a particular act, it is enough to prove either. The distinction runs through the whole criminal law ; and it is invariably enough to prove so much of the indictment as shows that the defendant has committed a substantive crime therein specified.