That excessive bail ought not to be required nor excessive fines imposed nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. That jurors ought to be duly impanelled and returned and jurors which pass upon men in trials for high treason ought to be freeholders. Speeches of Lord Erskine: While at the Bar - Page 452de Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - 1876 - 600 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
| Monthly literary register - 1820 - 694 pages
...impannelled ; and jurors " which pass on men in trials of high treason " are to be freeholders. 12. All grants and promises of fines and forfeitures of particular persons, before conviction, are declared to be illegal and void. And 13. It is provided, that for redress of all grievances, and for... | |
| Francis Plowden - 1805 - 482 pages
...any place out of parliament. " 8. That juries ought to be duly impanelled and returned, and juries which " pass upon men in trials for high treason, ought to be freeholders. " 9. That all grants and promises, fines, forfeitures of particular persons " before conviction, are... | |
| William Belsham - 1806 - 646 pages
...fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. That jurors ought to be duly impannelled and returned, and jurors which pass upon men in trials...ought to be freeholders. That all grants and promises offices and forfeitures of particular persons before conviction are illegal and void. voj.. i. ic And... | |
| 1809 - 540 pages
...f< which pass sentence upon Men in Trials " for High Treason ought to be Free" holders. " XII. Tliat all Grants and Promises' " of Fines and Forfeitures...Persons before Conviction are illegal " and void. " XIII. And that for Redress of all *• Grievances, and for amending, strength'• ehing, and preserving... | |
| William Cobbett - 1809 - 860 pages
...imposed ; nor cruel and ' unusual punishments inflicted. 11. That m ' rors ought to be duly impanelled and returned; ' and jurors which pass upon men in trials for ' High Treason ought to be freeholders. 12. ' That all grants and promises of fines and for' feitures of particular persons before convic'... | |
| William Nicholson - 1809 - 700 pages
..., that jurors ought to be duly impanuelled arid returned, and jurors which pass upon men in tiials for high treason, ought to be freeholders; that all grants and promises of flues and forfeitures of particular persons before conviction, are illegal aud void ; and for redress... | |
| William Nicholson - 1809 - 734 pages
...upon men in tiials for high treason, ou^bt to be freeholders; that all grants and promises of fiues and forfeitures of particular persons before conviction, are illegal and void ; and for redress of all grievances, and for the amending, strengthening, and preserving of the laws, parliaments... | |
| Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - 1810 - 470 pages
...imposed, nor cruel and unusual " punishments inflicted." " That Jurors ought to be duly impannelled and " returned ; and Jurors which pass upon men in...freeholders." " That all grants and promises of fines and for" feitures of particular persons, before conviction, " are illegal and void." " And that for the... | |
| Thomas Erskine (1st baron.) - 1810 - 478 pages
...inflicted." " That Jurors ought to be duly impannelled and " returned ; and Jurors which pass upon men in l( trials for high treason ought to be freeholders." " That all grants and promises of fines and for" feitures of particular persons, before conviction, " are illegal and void." " And that for the... | |
| Joseph Gabbett - 1812 - 590 pages
...the 1 Ith article c.2. Eng. of (jie gin of lights provides, that jurors ought to be duly impanelled and returned, and jurors which pass upon men in trials for high treason ought to be freeholders, •snen.sc 13. But l^ie 23 Hen. 8 c- 13- Eng- recites, that the trials in *'* murders and felonies... | |
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