 | John Aikin - 1820 - 538 pages
...opposition. A bill declaratory of the rights of juries in matter of libel, namely, that they are empowered to give a general verdict of guilty or not guilty upon the whole matter put to issue, which had been introduced by Mr. Fox in the last session, but postponed, was again brought... | |
 | Richard Burn - 1820 - 832 pages
...verdict upon the whole matter in issue, it is declared that on every "j? ""^f"*"0" such trial, the jury may give a general verdict of guilty or not guilty upon the whole matter in issue ; and shall not be required (a) A'l quastiotumjutit nin mjmniknt'Jurafoni. Poll. 256. 32 G... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1821 - 406 pages
...impannelled to try the same, to give their verdict upon the whole matter in issue," enacts, that " Oil every such trial, the jury, sworn to try the issue,...such indictment or information ; and shall not be requir-* ed or directed by the court or judge, before whom the indictment* &c. shall be tried, to find... | |
 | William Oldnall Russell - 1824 - 594 pages
...60. was passed, which tcr put ¡n enacts " that on every such trial, the jury sworn to try the teue. issue, may give a general verdict of guilty or not guilty, upon the whole matter put in issue, upon surh indictment or information; and shall not be required or directed, by the. court or judge before... | |
 | Alexander Whellier - 1825 - 836 pages
...which declares and enacts, 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 required or directed by the judge to find the defendant guilty merely ou... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - 1825 - 576 pages
...declaratory and enacting; by Beet. 1. the jury in all cases of information or indictment for libel may find a general verdict of guilty or not guilty, upon the whole matter in issue, and are not to be required by the court or judge to find a verdict of guilty merely on proof... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1825 - 582 pages
...declaratory and enacting; by sect. 1. the jury in all cases of information or indictment for libel may find a general verdict of guilty or not guilty, upon the whole matter in issue, and are not to be required by the court or judge to find a verdict of guilty merely on proof... | |
 | Thomas Starkie - 1826 - 658 pages
...the same to give their verdict upon the whole matter in issue ; and it is then declared and enacted that on every such trial the Jury sworn to try the...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 before... | |
 | George Lewis Smyth - 1826 - 556 pages
...attended his exertions to regulate and improve the law of libel, by giving juries a right to bring in a general verdict of guilty or not guilty, upon the whole matter charged before them in the indictment, and thus elude the fatal prescription up to this period enforced,... | |
 | 1827 - 534 pages
...competent to the Jury to give their verdict upon the whole matter in issue, " it is DECLARED and enacted, that on every such trial, the Jury sworn to try the...indictment or information ; and shall not be required by the court or judge to find the defendant guilty, merely on proof of the publication by such defendant... | |
| |
... 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... 
