 | 1795 - 688 pages
...Jury Bill of 1791, (continueJ.) of the fame, that on every fuch trial, the jury fworn to try the iffue may give a general verdict of guilty or not guilty, upon the whole matter put in iffue upon fuch indictment or information, and (hall not be required or din-Hal, by the court... | |
 | Gilbert Hutcheson - 1806 - 824 pages
...»." But ODTJORT- the Jcgiflature, by a declaratory aftb, removed all doubt of the right of juries to give a general verdict of guilty or not guilty upon the whole matter at ifiue c. Inftance of IN Scotland, no fuch diftinction betwixt libels and other "f^rded'in °ffenc06... | |
 | Hugh Leslie - 1808 - 356 pages
...libels. And it declares and en" acts, that on every trial of an indictment or information for a " libel, the jury may give a general verdict of guilty or not " guilty, upon the whole matter in issue, and shall not be requir" ed or directed, by the Judge, to find the delinquent guilty, " merely... | |
 | 1808 - 542 pages
...assembled, and by the authority of the same, that, on every such trial, the jury sworn to try the issue may give a general verdict of guilty or not guilty upon the whole matter, put in issue upon such indictment or information; and shall not be required or directed, the court... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1809 - 700 pages
...the whole matter in issue ;" enacts, that f on every such trial, the jury, sworn to try tie issue, may give a general verdict of guilty or not guilty, upon the whole matter put in issue, upon such indictment or information; and shall not be required or directed by the court... | |
 | Francis Maseres - 1809 - 636 pages
...afiembled, and by the " authority of the fame, That, on every fuch trial, the " jury fworn to try the iffue, may give a general verdict of " GUILTY or NOT GUILTY, upon the whole matter put in " iffue upon fuch Indictment or Information; and (hall not " be required, or directed, by the... | |
 | Thomas Erskine (1st baron.) - 1810 - 420 pages
...therefore " declared and enacted, by, &c. That on every snch trial the Jury " sworn to try the issue, may give a general verdict of Guilty or " Not guilty, upon the whole matter put to issue on snch indict" ment or information ; — and shall not be required or directed " by the... | |
 | Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - 1810 - 412 pages
...therefore *f' declared and enacted, by, &c. That on every such trial the Jury " sworn to try the issue, may give a general verdict of Guilty or "*' Not guilty, upon the whole matter put to issue on such indict" ment or information i— and shall not be required or directed " by the... | |
 | Isaac 'Espinasse - 1812 - 350 pages
...by ftaf. 32 G to. 3. с. бо. " That on «very trial of an indictment or information for a libel, the jury may give a general verdict of guilty or not guilty upon the cr in iflue, and (hall not be required or directed by the court or judge before whom fuch indioment... | |
 | Thomas Starkie - 1813 - 710 pages
...issue; and it is then declared and enacted that on every such trial the Jury sworn to try the issue may give a general verdict of guilty or not guilty upon the whole matter put to issue upon such indictment or information, and shall not be required or directed by the Court... | |
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ENACTED, that, On every Such trial, the jury sworn to try the issue may give a general verdict of guilty or not guilty upon the whole matter put in issue... 
