 | Sir William BLACKSTONE, Vincent WANOSTROCHT - 1823 - 872 페이지
...i,'ircumstances, and finding a general verdict^ if they think proper so to hazard a breach of their oaths; and, if their verdict be notoriously wrong, they may...instances, where contrary to evidence the jury have found tbe prisoner guilty, their verdict hath been mercifully set aside, and a new trial granted by the court... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - 1825 - 576 페이지
...circumstances, and finding a general verdict, if they think proper so to hazard a breach of their oaths : and if their verdict be notoriously wrong, they may...of the king ; but not at the suit of the prisoner". But the practice, heretofore in use, of fining, imprisoning, or otherwise punishing jurors, merely... | |
 | Jacob D. Wheeler - 1825 - 612 페이지
...circumstances, and finding a general verdict, if they think proper so to hazard a breach of their oaths :' and) if their verdict be notoriously wrong, they may...of the king ; but not at the suit of the prisoner." What ! Men to be punished for a breach of tbeir oaths, in exercising a right ? This would be preposterous.... | |
 | sir William Blackstone - 1825 - 584 페이지
...circumstances, and finding a general verdict, if they think proper so to hazard a breach of their oaths : and if their verdict be notoriously wrong, they may...the suit of the king ; but not at the suit of the prisoner3. But the practice, heretofore in use, of fining, imprisoning, or otherwise punishing jurors,... | |
 | Alexander Whellier - 1825 - 836 페이지
...circumstances, and finding a general verdict, if they think proper so' to hazard a breach of their oaths; and if their verdict be notoriously wrong, they may be punished, and their verdict set aside by attaint at the suit of the king, but not at the suit of the prisoner. On... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1836 - 704 페이지
...circumstances, and finding a general verdict, if they think proper so to hazard a breach of their oaths; and, if their verdict be notoriously wrong, they may...verdict set aside by attaint at the suit of the king (42); but not at the suit of the prisoner (y). But the practice, heretofore in use, of fining, imprisoning,... | |
 | Alabama. Supreme Court - 1855 - 850 페이지
...croivn." — 4 Bl. Com. 349. He also says : '• In many instances where, contrary to evidence, the jury found the prisoner guilty, their verdict hath been mercifully set aside, and anew trial granted by the Court of King's Bench ; but there hath yet been no instance of granting a'new... | |
 | William Johnson, New York (State). Supreme Court - 1849 - 866 페이지
...circumstances, and finding a general verdict, if they think proper so to hazard a breach of their oatlis ; and, if their verdict be notoriously wrong, they may...of the king ; but not at the suit of the prisoner." "What ? Men to be punished for a breach of their oaths, in exercising a right. This would be preposterous.... | |
 | 1851 - 1232 페이지
...borrowed from it,) bar a new trial, on the motion, and in behalf, of the accused] Blackstone shall answer: "Yet, in many instances, where, contrary to evidence, the jury .have found theprisoner guilty, their verdict hath been mercifully set aside, and a new trial granted by the court... | |
 | Vermont. Supreme Court - 1852 - 836 페이지
...circumstances and finding a general verdict, if they think proper so to hazard a breach of their oaths; and if their verdict be notoriously wrong, they may be punished, and the verdict set aside, at the suit of the King. This does not look as if Judge BLACKSTONE supposed the jury constitutionally... | |
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This is where they doubt the matter of law, and therefore choose to leave it to the determination of the court ; though they have an unquestionable right of determining upon all the circumstances and finding a general verdict, if they think proper so... 
