... is a trial by a jury of twelve men, in the presence and under the superintendence of a judge empowered to instruct them on the law and to advise them on the facts, and (except on acquittal of a criminal charge) to set aside their verdict if in his... The Southwestern Reporter - Side 2081911Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
| 1906 - 1172 sider
...12 men, in the presence and under the superintendence of a judge empowered to instruct them on the law and to advise them on the facts, and (except on...unequivocal statements of it to be found in the books." The power of the court to set aside a verdict In a civil case and the power of the court to direct... | |
| 1908 - 714 sider
...jury of twelve men, in the presence and under the superintendence of a judge empowered to instruct them on the facts, and (except on acquittal of a criminal...his opinion it is against the law or the evidence." 3 This rule secures the dignity of the court and gives to the community the benefit of the experience... | |
| 1901 - 822 sider
...twelve men in the presence and under the superintendence of a judge, empowered to instruct them on the law, and to advise them on the facts, and (except on acquittal on a criminal charge) to set aside their verdict, if, in his opinion, it is against the law or the... | |
| New York (State). Courts - 1901 - 974 sider
...in the presence and under the superintendence of a judge empowered to instruct them on the law and advise them on the facts, and (except on acquittal...unequivocal statements of it to be found in the books*" If as stated above, the jury is essentially a component part of a court of law, then is not the officer... | |
| 1900 - 944 sider
...in the presence and under the superintendence of a judge empowered to instruct them on the law and advise them on the facts, and (except on acquittal...his opinion, it is against the law or the evidence." The supreme court of Wisconsin thus comments upon the absence of the judge, without suspending the... | |
| 1901 - 1254 sider
...and 101 New York State Reporter superintendence of a Judge empowered to Instruct them on the law and advise them on the facts, and (except on acquittal...the law or the evidence. This proposition has been generally admitted, and so seldom contested that there has been little occasion for its distinct assertion.... | |
| 1905 - 1080 sider
...empowered to in¡ struct them on the facts and (except on acI quittai of a criminal charge) to set aside 1 their verdict if in his opinion it is against the law or the evidence. Capital Traction Co. v. Hof, 19 Sup. Ct. 580, 585, 174 US 1, 43 L. Ed. 873; Howe v. Raymond, 49 Atl.... | |
| Thomas Johnson Michie - 1907 - 888 sider
...empowered to instruct them upon the law and to advise them upon the facts, and, except upon acquittal upon a criminal charge, to set aside their verdict if,...his opinion, it is against the law or the evidence." Lovings v. Norfolk, etc., R. Co., 47 W. Va. 582, 35 SE 962. "What constitutes the jury, the right of... | |
| Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court - 1907 - 760 sider
...empowered to instruct them on the law . . . and, except on acquittal on a criminal charge, to set aside the verdict if in his opinion it is against the law or the evidence." Capital Traction Co. v. Hof, 174 US 1. But the implication from the preservation of the right to a... | |
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