 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1818 - 574 Seiten
...readers. ' 1 would never (says Sir Matthew Hale) convict any person of murder or manslaughter, unless tlir fact were proved to be done, or at least the body found dead, for the sake of two cases.' — The two cases to which he refers are very curious, especially one of... | |
 | Edward Christian - 1820 - 148 Seiten
...Justice Hale has related some such cases which had existed jn his time: and he observes upon them, " I would never convict any person of murder or manslaughter,...proved to be done, or at least the body found dead, for the sake of two cases" which he relates, where the prisoner in each was found guilty and executed,... | |
 | William Hough - 1825 - 1028 Seiten
...(411) 2 Hale, 2DO. Where Lord Hale said, " I would never convict any person of murder or nuaalauglUer, unless the fact were proved to be done, or at least the body found, for the sake of two cases ; one mentioned in my Lord Coke's PC Ml, 1>. 232, a II a, ,i/,i. .:•,,:•... | |
 | William Oldnall Russell - 1826 - 780 Seiten
...deceased has been found : and a very great Judge says, " I would never convict any person of mur" der or manslaughter, unless the fact were proved to be done, or " at least the body be found dead." (A) But this rule, it seems, must be taken with some qualifications ; and circumstances... | |
 | William Oldnall Russell - 1828 - 836 Seiten
...Gordon's case, 1 Leach 515. SC 1 East. 312, 315. (<) By Buller, J., in Berrymaji t. Wise, 4 TR 366. murder or manslaughter, unless the fact were proved to be done, or at least the body found dead.(w) SECTION II. The best possible Evidence must be produced. It is a general rule that you must... | |
 | 1830 - 430 Seiten
...Lord Hale 'a observation on these two cases, I give it to you in his own words which were these. " I would never "convict any person of murder or manslaughter unless the fact were proved to b« "done or at least the body found dead, for the sake of two cases, one mentioned by "my Lord Coke... | |
 | William Hough - 1834 - 398 Seiten
...of Mr. Harri»on, who was afterwards discovered alive. State Trialt, vol. 14. 1312. Sir Matthew Hale says, "I would never convict any person of murder...were proved to be done, or at least the body found." Starlie, vol. ip 33. If a bodv be thrown overboard, it may not be found. 330 1st. 2nd. 3rd. 4th. 5th.... | |
 | Massachusetts. General Court. Senate - 1839 - 1324 Seiten
...distinguishes him among the great criminal lawyers of England, says, (2 Hale, 290.) " I never would convict any person of murder or manslaughter, unless the fact were proved, or at least the body found," and he cites two cases of persons convicted on circumstantial evidence,... | |
 | Henry Roscoe - 1840 - 908 Seiten
...by them, unless (here was due proof made that a felony was committed of these goods." And again, " I would never convict any person of murder or manslaughter,...proved to be done, or at least, the body found dead." 2 Hale, 290. So it is said by Sir William Blackslonc, 4 Comm. 359. that all presumptive evidence of... | |
 | 1843 - 604 Seiten
...innocence or safety of any individual. " I would never," observes the eminent lawyer last quoted, " convict any person of murder, or manslaughter, unless...proved to be done, or at least the body found dead." Burnet, one of the greatest of our Scold) criminal law authorities, lays it down as " a leading and... | |
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I would never convict any person of murder or manslaughter, unless the fact were proved to be done, or at least the body found dead,(/) for the sake of two cases, one mentioned in my lord Coke's PC cap. 
