 | Thomas Walker, Joseph Gurney - 1794 - 338 pages
...misprison of treason, but by and upon the oaths and testimony of two lawful witnesses, either both of them to the same overt act, or one of them to one, and the other of them to another overt act of the same treason. And that every person, who should be so... | |
 | Edward Marcus Despard, Joseph Gurney, William Brodie Gurney - 1803 - 286 pages
...province belongs, that proof of overt acts shall be made by the oath of two witnesses, either both of them to the same overt act, or one of them to one, and the other of them to another overt act, of the same .species of treason. If, however, the overt act... | |
 | Sir Michael Foster - 1809 - 504 pages
...his heirs or of misprision of such treason, but upon the oaths of two lawful witnesses ; either both to the same overt act, or one of them to one and the other of them to another overt act of the aame treason; unless he shall willingly without violence... | |
 | Massachusetts, William Charles White - 1810 - 208 pages
...witnesses, either both 4 Bl. Com. MS. Stat.m7,s.ll. Vid. 3 Vol. Stilt. Thomas's Ed. Append. 323. of them to the same overt act, or one of them to one, and the other of them to another overt act of the same species of treason, unless the party indicted and... | |
 | Thomas Bayly Howell, Thomas Jones Howell - 1812 - 728 pages
...treason : particularly the late statute 7mo Gulielrui 3, which enacts, that there must be two lawful witnesses to the same overt act ; or one of them to one, arid the other of them to another overt act of the same species of treason : and that no evidence shall... | |
 | Samuel March Phillipps - 1815 - 600 pages
...rnisprision of such treason, but by the oaths and testimony of two lawful witnesses, either both of them to the same overt act, or one of them to one, and the other of them to another overt act of the same treason ; unless the party indicted and tried shall... | |
 | Thomas Bayly Howell, Thomas Jones Howell - 1818 - 732 pages
...be indicted, tried, or attainted of treason, but upon the oaths of two lawful witnesses, either both to the same overt act, or one of them to one, and another to another overt act of the same treason. It farther provided, that if two or more distinct treasons of different kinds should be charged, one... | |
 | Thomas Bayly Howell - 1818 - 724 pages
...be indicted, tried, or attainted of treason, but upon the oaths of two lawful witnesses, either both to the same overt act, or one of them to one, and another to another overt act of the same treason. It farther provided, that if two or more distinct treasons of different kinds should be charged, one... | |
 | Thomas Bayly Howell, Thomas Jones Howell - 1818 - 748 pages
...serious consideration on your pvt, whether even supposing the law of Ireland to be such as that a man may be convicted on the evidence of a single witness, Cockayne be such a one as will justify you in findinga verdict of conviction on his testimony. By the law of England there must be either two witnesses... | |
 | Andrew McKinley, John Dow - 1818 - 568 pages
...tried, or attainted of high treason, 3 * " but upon the oaths of two lawful witnesses, either both to " the same overt act, or one of them to one, and the other of " them to another, overt act of THE SAME treason." And Sir Michael Foster, in quoting... | |
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Treason, but by and upon the Oaths and Testimony of Two lawful Witnesses, either both of them to the same Overt Act, or one of them to one, and the other of them to another Overt Act of the same Treason... 
