It is a practice which deserves all the reverence of law, that judges have uniformly told juries that they ought not to pay any respect to the testimony of an accomplice unless the accomplice is corroborated in some material circumstance. The New Law Reports - Page 14publié par - 1911Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
| John Pitt Taylor - 1848 - 756 pages
...Lord Abinger. " It is a practice," said his Lordship in a case of nightpoaching (rf), " which deserves all the reverence of law, that judges have uniformly...unless the accomplice is corroborated in some material circumstance. Now, in my opinion, that corroboration ought to consist in some circumstance that affects... | |
| Edward William Cox - 1850 - 726 pages
...quoted R. v. Farler (8 C. & P. 106), in which Lord Abinger said : " It is a practice which deserves all the reverence of law that judges have uniformly...unless the accomplice is corroborated in some material circumstance. Now, in my opinion, that corroboration ought to consist in some circumstance that affects... | |
| Edmund Powell - 1856 - 456 pages
...prisoner's guilt, but the rules of law must be applied to all men alike. It is a practice, which deserves all the reverence of law, that judges have uniformly...unless the accomplice is corroborated in some material circumstance. Now, in my opinion the corroboration ought to consist in some circumstance that affects... | |
| John Pitt Taylor - 1858 - 934 pages
...practice," said his lordship, in a case of night-poaching,1 " which deserves all the reverence of the law, that judges have uniformly told juries that they...unless the accomplice is corroborated in some material circumstance. Now, in my opinion, that corroboration ought to consist in some circumstance that affects... | |
| Edmund Powell - 1859 - 540 pages
...prisoner's guilt, but the rules of law must be applied to all men alike. It is a practice, which deserves all the reverence of law, that judges have uniformly...unless the accomplice is corroborated in some material circumstance. Now, in my opinion, the corroboration ought to consist in some circumstance that affects... | |
| David Morier Evans - 1859 - 740 pages
...law must be applied to all men alike. It is a practice which deserves all the reverence of law. The judges have uniformly told juries that they ought...accomplice is corroborated in some material circumstances. Ifow, in my opinion, that corroboration ought to consist in some circumstance thrt affects the identity... | |
| Ireland. High Court of Chancery - 1861 - 682 pages
...well explained by the late Lord Abinger : " ' It is a practice which deserves all the reverence of the law, that " ' Judges have uniformly told juries that...opinion, that corroboration ought to consist in some circum" ' stances which affect the identity of the accused.' " There are two leading cases on this... | |
| Joseph Goodeve - 1871 - 914 pages
...evidence of an accomplice is thus stated by Lord Abiuger, CB : — " It is a practice which deserves all the reverence of law that Judges have uniformly...unless the accomplice is corroborated in some material circumstance. Now, in my opinion, that corroboration ought to consist in some circumstance that affects... | |
| William Oldnall Russell, Charles Sprengel Greaves - 1877 - 780 pages
...prisoner's guilt, but the rules of law must be applied to all men alike. It is a practice which deserves all the reverence of law, that judges have uniformly...unless the accomplice is corroborated in some material circumstance. Now, in my opinion, that corroboration ought to consist in some circumstance that affects... | |
| William Oldnall Russell - 1877 - 778 pages
...applied to all tnen alike. It is a practice which deserves all the reverence of law, that judgt'.-i have uniformly told juries that they ought not to...unless the accomplice is corroborated in some material eircuuistauce. Now, in my opinion, that corroboration ought to consist in some circumstance that affects... | |
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