 Geo. 3. c. 60. was passed, which enacts " 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...  Speeches of Thomas Lord Erskine - Page 216de Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - 1870Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1791 - 364 pages
...by the Judge to the defendant or defendants' guilt, merely on the proof of the publication by fuch defendant or defendants of the paper charged to be a libel, and of the fenfe afcribed to the faid paper in the indidhnent or information. adly. And becaufe we conceive that... | |
 | 1792 - 532 pages
...be required or direñed, before the court or judge before whom fuch indiftment or information fliall be tried, to find the defendant or defendants guilty, merely on the proof of the publication by fuch defendant or defendants of the paper charged to be a libel, and of the fenfe afcribed to the fame... | |
 | Earl Charles Stanhope Stanhope - 1792 - 178 pages
...the w&ok Matter B 3 put put in I flue; arid mall not be required or direfted, by the Court or Judge, to find the Defendant or Defendants Guilty, merely on the Proof of the Publication of the Paper charged to be a 1 ibel, and of the Senfe afcribed to the fame in the Indictment or Information.... | |
 | 1795 - 688 pages
...not be required or din-Hal, by the court or judge before whom fuch indictment or information (hall be tried, to find the defendant or defendants guilty, merely on the proof of the publication by fuch defendant or defendants of the paper charged to he a libel, and of the feme afcribed to the fame... | |
 | Joseph Towers - 1796 - 452 pages
...required or directed, by the f< court or judge before whom fuch in» *' di&meht or information fhall be tried, " to find the defendant or defendants ** Guilty, merely on the proof of the pub" lication, and of the fenfe afcrib.ed to it <* in the indictment or information." IF juries had... | |
 | William Cobbett - 1801 - 450 pages
...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 " or Judge before whom such indictment or infor" rnation shall be tried, to find the defendant or de" fendants guilty, merely on the proof of... | |
 | Great Britain - 1762 - 802 pages
...defendant or proof of the defendants guilty, merely on the proof of the publication by fuch publication, defendant or defendants of the paper charged to be a libel, and of j!^ °gf^be . the fenfe afcribed to the fame in fuch indictment or information. to ¡t ¡n tne II.... | |
 | 1808 - 542 pages
...ascribed to the same, in such indictment or information. Provided always, that, on every such trial, the court or judge, before whom such indictment or information shall be tried, shall, according to his or their discretion, give their or his opinion and directions to the jury,... | |
 | Francis Maseres - 1809 - 638 pages
...the Court, or Judge, before " \vhom fuch Indiftment, or Information, fhall be tried, to find 18? " find the defendant, or defendants, guilty, merely on the " proof of the publication by fuch defendant, or defendants, " of the paper charged to be a libel, and of the fenfe afcribed " to... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1809 - 734 pages
...gnilty or not guilty, npon the whole matter put in issue, upon such indictment or information ; and shall not be required or directed by the court or judge, before whom the indictment, &c. shall be tried, to find the defendant guilty, merely on the proof of the publication... | |
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