Trial of Samuel Chase: An Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, Impeached by the House of Representatives, for High Crimes and Misdemeanors, Before the Senate of the United States, Volum 2S. H. Smith, 1805 |
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Side 27
... What then did judge Chase himself say of his intention and mo- tives in relation to this opinion ? Mr. Lewis states that on this occasion judge Chase said , that he had understood that at the former trial there had been a 27.
... What then did judge Chase himself say of his intention and mo- tives in relation to this opinion ? Mr. Lewis states that on this occasion judge Chase said , that he had understood that at the former trial there had been a 27.
Side 29
... Lewis's testimony on this subject , every idea of an intention on the part of the judge to injure or oppress John Fries is done away . As far as the judge declared himself his intention was pure and correct , and we cannot say that in ...
... Lewis's testimony on this subject , every idea of an intention on the part of the judge to injure or oppress John Fries is done away . As far as the judge declared himself his intention was pure and correct , and we cannot say that in ...
Side 31
... Lewis's testimony in discredit of that de- livered by the other witnesses , the managers who have spoken to this part of the case pretend that Mr. Lewis should be most relied upon , because most interested in the transaction . This ...
... Lewis's testimony in discredit of that de- livered by the other witnesses , the managers who have spoken to this part of the case pretend that Mr. Lewis should be most relied upon , because most interested in the transaction . This ...
Side 32
... Lewis himself most candidly declared his memory to be very uncertain and imperfect of distant events . Besides Mr. Tilghman and Mr. Meredith positive- ly aver that the judge said , counsel would be he trd on the correctness of that ...
... Lewis himself most candidly declared his memory to be very uncertain and imperfect of distant events . Besides Mr. Tilghman and Mr. Meredith positive- ly aver that the judge said , counsel would be he trd on the correctness of that ...
Side 34
... Lewis . How then did it become public , in what manner were copies distributed to various hands ? Not , sir , by the court , but by the counsel of John Fries . Mr. Lewis , in a moment of real or affected indignation , threw the paper ...
... Lewis . How then did it become public , in what manner were copies distributed to various hands ? Not , sir , by the court , but by the counsel of John Fries . Mr. Lewis , in a moment of real or affected indignation , threw the paper ...
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Side 483 - that the laws of the several States, except where the Constitution, treaties, or statutes of the United States shall otherwise require or provide, shall be regarded as rules of decision in trials at common law in the courts of the United States, in cases where they apply.
Side 107 - And shall have exclusive cognizance of all crimes and offences cognizable under the authority of the United States...
Side 228 - ... according as the very right of the cause and matter in law shall appear unto them, without regarding any imperfection, omission...
Side 121 - ... the usual mode of process against offenders in such State, and at the expense of the United States, be arrested and imprisoned, or bailed, as the case may be, for trial before such court of the United States as by law has cognizance of the offense.
Side 121 - States, to regulate the practice of the said courts respectively, as shall be fit and necessary for the advancement of justice, and especially to that end to prevent delays in proceedings.
Side 134 - A crime, or misdemeanor, is an act committed or omitted in violation of a public law, either forbidding or commanding it. This general definition comprehends both crimes and misdemeanors ; which, properly speaking, are mere synonymous terms : though in common usage, the word
Side 111 - The Chief Justice, in answer to the motion of the Attorney General, made yesterday, informs him and the bar, that this court consider the practice of the courts of king's bench, and of chancery, in England, as affording outlines for the practice of this court; and that they will, from time to time, make such alterations therein as circumstances may render necessary.
Side 108 - And upon all arrests in criminal cases, bail shall be admitted, except where the punishment may be death, in which cases it shall not be admitted but by the Supreme or a circuit court, or by a justice of the supreme court, or a judge of a district court, who shall exercise their discretion therein, regarding the nature and circumstances of the offence, and of the evidence, and the usages of law.
Side 233 - And if such commitment of the offender, or the witnesses shall be in a district other than that in which the offence is to be tried, it shall be the duty of the judge of that district where the delinquent is imprisoned, seasonably to issue, and of the marshal of the same district to execute, a warrant for the removal of the offender, and the witnesses or either of them, as the case may be, to the district in- which the trial is to be had.
Side 387 - Judge for any reasonable cause, which shall not be sufficient ground of impeachment, may be removed by the governor on the address of two thirds of each branch of the legislature.