New York Criminal Reports: Reports of Cases Decided in All Courts of the State of New York Involving Questions of Criminal Law and Practice with Notes and References, Volume 2W.C. Little & Company, 1885 |
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... alleged crime which did not exist and which he could not commit , and that he should be discharged . It is not necessary to consider further the effect of this con- clusion upon the remaining sections of the act nor the very grave and ...
... alleged crime which did not exist and which he could not commit , and that he should be discharged . It is not necessary to consider further the effect of this con- clusion upon the remaining sections of the act nor the very grave and ...
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... alleged to have been committed April 7 , September 20 , and November 6 , 1882 , while a clerk in the bureau of the Water Register in the department of Public Works , in the city of New York , made this motion on grounds set forth in the ...
... alleged to have been committed April 7 , September 20 , and November 6 , 1882 , while a clerk in the bureau of the Water Register in the department of Public Works , in the city of New York , made this motion on grounds set forth in the ...
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... alleged error was not before the court for review . Further held , that the proper practice in such a case , is to make a state- ment of the facts as a part of the case and exceptions proposed , and thus furnish an opportunity to the ...
... alleged error was not before the court for review . Further held , that the proper practice in such a case , is to make a state- ment of the facts as a part of the case and exceptions proposed , and thus furnish an opportunity to the ...
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... alleged corre- spondence would have been developed , and the record would have shown what actually did take place . What did take place , if it had any relation to the trial of the defendant , con- stituted a part and portion of the ...
... alleged corre- spondence would have been developed , and the record would have shown what actually did take place . What did take place , if it had any relation to the trial of the defendant , con- stituted a part and portion of the ...
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... alleged embezzlements and forgeries committed to the prejudice of B. T. Babbitt , in whose employment he was . total loss sustained by the complainant by the series of embezzle- ments and forgeries of which a part were alleged to have ...
... alleged embezzlements and forgeries committed to the prejudice of B. T. Babbitt , in whose employment he was . total loss sustained by the complainant by the series of embezzle- ments and forgeries of which a part were alleged to have ...
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Page 523 - ... 6. That the act or omission charged as the offense is clearly and distinctly set forth in ordinary and concise language, without repetition, and in such a manner as to enable a person of common understanding to know what is intended.
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Page 489 - By virtue of the final judgment or decree of a competent tribunal, of civil or criminal jurisdiction ; or the final order of such a tribunal, made in a special proceeding, instituted for any cause, except to punish him for a contempt; or by virtue of an execution or other process, issued upon such a judgment, decree, or final order.
Page 101 - The power and jurisdiction of parliament, says Sir Edward Coke, is so transcendent and absolute that it cannot be confined. either for causes or persons, within any bounds.
Page 67 - After hearing the appeal the court must give judgment, without regard to technical errors or defects or to exceptions which do not affect the substantial rights of the parties.
Page 413 - Any agent so appointed who receives the fugitive into his custody, shall be empowered to transport him to the State or Territory from which he has fled. And every person who by force, sets at liberty or rescues the fugitive from such agent while so transporting him, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than one year.
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