A Summary of the Law Relative to Pleading and Evidence in Criminal Cases: With Precedents of Indictments, &c. and the Evidence Necessary to Support Them |
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... larceny , simple or compound , in one county , and carry the goods with him into another , he may be indicted for the simple or compound larceny in the county in which he committed it , or he may be indicted for it as for a simple larceny ...
... larceny , simple or compound , in one county , and carry the goods with him into another , he may be indicted for the simple or compound larceny in the county in which he committed it , or he may be indicted for it as for a simple larceny ...
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... larceny of the goods of " John Styles , " larceny in the dwelling house of " John Styles , " burglary in the dwelling house of " John Styles , " and therein stealing the goods of " John Nokes , " and the like . No addition is requisite ...
... larceny of the goods of " John Styles , " larceny in the dwelling house of " John Styles , " burglary in the dwelling house of " John Styles , " and therein stealing the goods of " John Nokes , " and the like . No addition is requisite ...
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... larceny , robbery , & c . the indictment must set forth every fact and circumstance which is a necessary ingredient in the offence . Thus , an in- dictment for extortion , charging that the defendant took extorsively for every horse so ...
... larceny , robbery , & c . the indictment must set forth every fact and circumstance which is a necessary ingredient in the offence . Thus , an in- dictment for extortion , charging that the defendant took extorsively for every horse so ...
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... larceny of written instruments , such as bank notes , bills of exchange , & c . it is not necessary the indictment should set them out verbatim ; de- scribing them in a general manner is sufficient ; 2 East , P. C. 602. 777 ; thus , one ...
... larceny of written instruments , such as bank notes , bills of exchange , & c . it is not necessary the indictment should set them out verbatim ; de- scribing them in a general manner is sufficient ; 2 East , P. C. 602. 777 ; thus , one ...
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... larceny , they must be described specifically by the names usually appropriated to them , and the number and value of each species or particular kind of goods stated thus , for instance , " one coat of the value of twenty shil- lings ...
... larceny , they must be described specifically by the names usually appropriated to them , and the number and value of each species or particular kind of goods stated thus , for instance , " one coat of the value of twenty shil- lings ...
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