...crime of rape, — on account of the fact, as Lord Hale puts It, "that this accusation is easily made, hard to be proved, and harder to be defended by the party accused, notwithstanding his innocence," — the defendant "is let in, In his defense, to some privileges which...

...most detestable crime, and therefore ought severely and impartially to be punished with death; but it must be remembered that it is an accusation easily...harder to be defended by the party accused, though never so innocent. I shall never forget a trial before myself of a rape in the *>. C. 1UU4 county of...

...accusation which requires to be watched with more caution than a charge of rape. As Lord Hale says, " It is an accusation easily to be made, and hard to...harder to be defended by the party accused, though never so innocent." He mentions a case which was tried before himself, in which a wealthy old man of...

...the conviction of the defendant. The admonition of Lord Hale that "It must be remembered that this is an accusation easily to be made and hard to be proved, and harder to he defended by the party accused, though never so innocent," must be heeded. While It is the law of...

...Hale's statement in regard to the crime of rape has frequently been approved by the courts. He said : "It must be remembered that it is an accusation easily to be made and hard to he proved, and harder to be defended by the party accused, though never so innocent." 1 Hale PC 635....

...maxim of Lord Chief Justice Hale(2), so dear to every counsel defending this class of case, that rape is " an accusation easily to be made and hard " to be proved, and harder to be defended by the party to be " accused, tho never so innocent." Its basis may perhaps be found in the Levitical law(3), where,...

...true that rape is a most detestable crime, and therefore severely to be punished, with death ; but it must be remembered that it is an accusation easily...harder to be defended by the party accused, though never so innocent.' " He mentions some instances, and comments on them, and continues : "I only mention...

...Law Amendment Act, 1885, or of an indecent assault 1 Sir Matthew Hale, CJ, said of a charge of rape, "It is an accusation easily to be made and hard to...harder to be defended by the party accused, though never so innocent." - So much depends on the credibility of the woman on whom the offence is alleged...

...to instruct the jury along the lines of the Sir Mathew Hale rule, namely, that a charge of the kind "is an accusation easily to be made and hard to be...harder to be defended by the party accused, though never so innocent." That Is not a fixed rule of law applicable to such cases, as the rule of reasonable...

...testimony of the woman alone. Long ago it was said by Lord Hale in regard to the charge of such a crime, 'that it is an accusation easily to be made and hard...harder to be defended by the party accused, though never so innocent.' 1 Hale, 6o5. Accordingly, the testimony of the prosecuting witness must be scrutinized...