Report of the Trial and Acquittal of Edward Shippen, Esquire, Chief Justice, and Jasper Yeates and Thomas Smith, Esquires, Assistant Justices, of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, on an Impeachment, Before the Senate of the Commonwealth, January, 1805 |
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Page 266
... indictment or information , " only , a speedy public trial by an impartial jury of the vicinage . " They had likewise in the committee expunged the word " criminal , " and this also was restored . [ Minutes of the convention , page 121 ...
... indictment or information , " only , a speedy public trial by an impartial jury of the vicinage . " They had likewise in the committee expunged the word " criminal , " and this also was restored . [ Minutes of the convention , page 121 ...
Page 459
... indicted for perjury ; but how can an indictment for perjury against him be supported , when the secret remains locked up in his own breast ? " How in the name of common sense can an indictment be sustained against Thomas Passmore , for ...
... indicted for perjury ; but how can an indictment for perjury against him be supported , when the secret remains locked up in his own breast ? " How in the name of common sense can an indictment be sustained against Thomas Passmore , for ...
Page 68
... indictment the accus- ed hath a right to be heard by himself and his counsel ; to demand the cause and nature of the accusation ; to meet the witnesses face to face ; to have compulsory process for ob- taining witnesses in his favor ...
... indictment the accus- ed hath a right to be heard by himself and his counsel ; to demand the cause and nature of the accusation ; to meet the witnesses face to face ; to have compulsory process for ob- taining witnesses in his favor ...
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