| Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1807 - 484 pages
...for not having shrunk from the discharge of a duty which no personal advantage recommended, and which a thousand difficulties repelled. But, gentlemen,...advocate refuses to defend, from what he may think of the charge or of the defence, he assumes the character of the judge ; nay, he assumes it before... | |
| Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - Freedom of the press - 1810 - 470 pages
...which, impartial justice, the most valuable part of t;he English constitution, can have no existence. From the moment that any advocate can be permitted...advocate refuses to defend, from what he may think of the charge or of the defence, he assumes the character of the Judge; nay, he as* sumes it before... | |
| Thomas Erskine (1st baron.) - 1810 - 478 pages
...which, impartial justice, the most valuable part of the English constitution, can have no existence. From the moment that any advocate can be permitted...advocate refuses to defend, from what he may think of the charge or of the defence, he assumes the character of the Judge ; nay, he assumes it before... | |
| James Ridgway - Freedom of the press - 1813 - 470 pages
...VALUABLE PART OF THK ENGLISH CONSTITUTION, CAN HAVE NO EXISTENCE.—From the moment that any advo* cate can be permitted to say, that he will or will not...from that moment the liberties of England are at an end.—If the advocate refuses to defend, from what he may think of the charge or of the defence, he... | |
| Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - Freedom of the press - 1813 - 634 pages
...which, impartial justice, the most valuable part of the English constitution, can have no existence. From the moment that any advocate can be permitted to say, that hetwj# or will not stand between the Crown and the subject arraigned in the Court where he daily sits... | |
| Trials - 1817 - 650 pages
...WHICH, IMPARTIAL JVSTICE, THE MOST VALUABLE PART OP THE ENGLISH CONSTITUTION, CAN HAVE NO EXISTENCE. — From the moment that any advocate can be permitted...subject arraigned in the court where he daily sits to practice, from that moment the liberties of England are at an end. — If the advocate refases to defend,... | |
| Trials - 1817 - 650 pages
...IMPARTIAL JUSTICE, THE MOST VALUABLE РАПТ OF THE ENGLISH CONSTITUTION, CAN HAVE NO EXISTENCE. From tllC moment that any advocate can be permitted to say, that he will or will nui stand between the Crown and the subject arraigned in the court where he daily sits to practise,... | |
| Great Britain - 1825 - 498 pages
...which, impartial justice, the most valuable part of the English constitution, can have no existence. From the moment that any advocate can be permitted...advocate refuses to defend from what he may think of the charge or of the defence, he assumes the character of the judge; nay, he assumes it before the... | |
| Great Britain - 1825 - 494 pages
...which, impartial justice, the most valuable part of the English constitution, can have no existence. From the moment that any advocate can be permitted...advocate refuses to defend from what he may think of the charge or of the defence, he assumes the character of the judge ; nay, he assumes it before... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1834 - 784 pages
...which impartial justice, the most valuable part of the English constitution, can have no existence. From the moment that any advocate can be permitted...advocate refuses to defend, from what he may think of the charge or of the defence, he assumes the character of the judge ; nay, he assumes it before... | |
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