| William Blackstone - 1791 - 528 páginas
...indictments. r. FIRST, the plea of auterfoits acquit, or a former acquittal, is grounded on this univerfal maxim of the common law of England, that no man is...into jeopardy of his life, more than once, for the fame offence. And hence it is allowed as a confequence, that when a man is once fairly found not guilty... | |
| Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 450 páginas
...indictments. 1 . Firil, the plea of auterfoiti acquit^ or a former acquittal, is grounded on this univerfal maxim of the common law of England, that no man is...into jeopardy of his life, more than once, for the fame offence. And hence it is allov/ed as a confequence, that, when a man is once fairly found not... | |
| William Blackstone - 1800 - 620 páginas
...indictments. I. Wrft the plea of auterfoits acquit, or a former acquittal, is grounded on this univerfal maxim of the common law of England, that no man is...into jeopardy of his life, more than once, for the fame offence. And hence it is allowed as a confequence, that when a man is once fairly found not guilty... | |
| United States. Congress. House - 1530 páginas
...trials, from which it has flowed. " The plea of autres foits acquit, (says Black., 4th vol., p. 336,) or a former acquittal, is grounded on this universal...of his life more than once for the same offence." Again : " the plea of autres foils convict, or a former conviction, for the same identical crime, though... | |
| Sir William BLACKSTONE, Vincent WANOSTROCHT - 1823 - 872 páginas
...acquittal, a former conviction, a former attainder, or a pardon. 1 . First, the plea of auterfoits acquit, or a former acquittal, is grounded on this universal...allowed as a consequence, that when a man is once fairly found not guilty upon any indictment, or other prosecution, before any court having competent... | |
| Nathan Dane - 1824 - 764 páginas
...The first of these four pleas, 3 ~ y " auterfoit acquit, is founded on the maxim of the common law, that no man is to be brought into jeopardy of his life more than once for the same offence ; but his life must be once really in jeopardy; hence, if indicted, and discharged, or convicted, and... | |
| sir William Blackstone - 1825 - 584 páginas
...these are applicable to both appeals and indictments. 1 . FIRST, the plea of autrcfoits acquit, or :i former acquittal, is grounded on this universal maxim...And hence it is allowed as a consequence,' that when u man is once fairly found not guilty upon any indictment, or other prosecution, before any court having... | |
| Sir William Blackstone - 1825 - 576 páginas
...but these are applicable to both appeals and indictments. 1. FIRST, the plea of auircfbits acquit, or a former acquittal, is grounded on this universal...once for the same offence. And hence it is allowed as u consequence, that when a man is once fairly found not guilty upon any indictment, or other prosecution,... | |
| Alexander Whellier - 1825 - 836 páginas
...in bar of an appeal ; but these arc applicable to both appeals and indictments. First, the plea of a former acquittal is grounded on this universal maxim of the common law, that no man is to be tried for his life more than once for the same offence. And hence it is allowed,... | |
| Daniel Davis - 1828 - 522 páginas
...brought into ' 4 Bla. Com. 327 ; 2 Hale, PC 236. f 4 Bla. Com. 328, 329. J 4 Bla. Com. 329. jeopardy more than once for the same offence ; and hence it is allowed as a consequence, that when a man has been once fairly found not guilty upon a criminal prosecution, before a tribunal having jurisdiction... | |
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