A Treatise on Military Law and the Jurisdiction, Constitution, and Procedure of Military Courts: With a Summary of the Rules of Evidence as Applicable to Such CourtsD. Van Nostrand, 1879 - 460 pages |
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... limits our judge - advocate should discharge his duties as prosecutor . Certain requirements in the interest of the accused are made of him by law , but there is a broad field not touched by law , within which each will act according to ...
... limits our judge - advocate should discharge his duties as prosecutor . Certain requirements in the interest of the accused are made of him by law , but there is a broad field not touched by law , within which each will act according to ...
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... limits of the United States , or , during rebellion , within the limits of states maintaining adhesion to the national government when the public danger requires its exercise . This is what the minority of the court in Milligan's case ...
... limits of the United States , or , during rebellion , within the limits of states maintaining adhesion to the national government when the public danger requires its exercise . This is what the minority of the court in Milligan's case ...
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... limits its duration ; for if this government is continued after the courts are re - instated , it is a gross usurpation of power . Martial rule can never exist where the courts are open , and in the proper and unobstructed exercise of ...
... limits its duration ; for if this government is continued after the courts are re - instated , it is a gross usurpation of power . Martial rule can never exist where the courts are open , and in the proper and unobstructed exercise of ...
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... limits ? How far may it extend in intrinsic action ? Can it be dispensed with under all circumstances ? How can people devoted to liberty limit its action so that it may not become a means of military des- potism ? " It cannot be ...
... limits ? How far may it extend in intrinsic action ? Can it be dispensed with under all circumstances ? How can people devoted to liberty limit its action so that it may not become a means of military des- potism ? " It cannot be ...
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... limits such rulings are rarely known , and will be of value or not depending on circum- stances . ( 4 ) The Views of Text - writers upon this Subject.3 In conclusion it may be said , and this fact should be borne in mind , that courts ...
... limits such rulings are rarely known , and will be of value or not depending on circum- stances . ( 4 ) The Views of Text - writers upon this Subject.3 In conclusion it may be said , and this fact should be borne in mind , that courts ...
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Popular passages
Page 373 - I, AB, do solemnly swear (or affirm ) that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the United States of America; that I will serve them honestly and faithfully against all their enemies whomsoever; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to the rules and articles of war.
Page 368 - Every person who, having taken an oath before a competent tribunal, officer, or person, in any case in which a law of the United States authorizes an oath to be administered...
Page 294 - The writ of habeas corpus shall in no case extend to a prisoner in jail, unless where he is in custody under or by color of the authority of the United States, or is committed for trial before some court thereof; or is in custody for an act done or omitted in pursuance of a law of the United States...
Page 384 - All crimes not capital, and all disorders and neglects, which officers and soldiers may be guilty of, to the prejudice of good order and military discipline, though not mentioned in the foregoing articles of war, are to be taken cognizance of by a general, or a regimental, garrison, or field officers' court-martial, according to the nature and degree of the offense, and punished at the discretion of such court.
Page 117 - ... disclose or discover the vote or opinion of any particular member of the court-martial, unless required to give evidence thereof, as a witness, by a court of justice, in a due course of law. So help you God.
Page 347 - And the said records and judicial proceedings, so authenticated, shall have such faith and credit given to them in every court within the United States as they have by law or usage in the courts of the state from which they are taken.* 906.
Page 114 - States,' without partiality, favor, or affection; and if any doubt should arise, not explained by said articles, according to your conscience, the best of your understanding, and the custom of war in like cases; and you do further swear that you will not divulge the sentence of the court until it shall be published by the proper authority...
Page 433 - Treatise on the Combustion of Coal and the Prevention of Smoke, by C. W. Williams ; and the Economy of Fuel, by TS Prideaux.
Page 421 - If, upon marches, guards, or in quarters, different corps of the Army happen to join or do duty together, the officer highest in rank of the line of the Army, Marine Corps, or militia, by commission, there on duty or in quarters, shall command the whole, and give orders for what is needful to the service, unless otherwise specially directed by the President, according to the nature of the case.
Page 123 - The deposition may be taken before any judge of any court of the United States, or any commissioner of a circuit court, or any clerk of a district or circuit court, or any chancellor, justice, or judge of a supreme or superior court, mayor or chief magistrate of a city, judge of a county court or court of common pleas, of any of the United States...