A Selection of Cases Illustrative of English Criminal Law

action actual admitted alleged amount answer appeared asked ASSIZES authority believed breaking called carried cause charged cheque circumstances committed common law consequence considered conspiracy conviction counsel count Court crime criminal CROWN CASE RESERVED death deceased defendant defraud delivered directed doubt duty EDITOR'S NOTE effect entered evidence existence fact false false pretences felony fire forgery give given ground guilty hand held horse indictment intent Judges judgment jury Justice killed larceny learned letter Lord master means murder nature necessary never object obtained offence opinion owner paid party passed person plaintiff possession present principle prisoner prisoner's prosecution prosecutor proved question reasonable received REGINA rule servant Sessions shew shillings statement statute stealing sufficient supposed taken taking thing took trial tried unlawful verdict wife witness wrong