A Selection of Cases Illustrative of English Criminal Law

25 Vict acquitted afterwards alleged appeared assault ASSIZES authority bailment BLACKBURN burglary CARRINGTON AND PAYNE cause CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT charged chattel cheque child circumstances clerk committed common law consequence conspiracy counsel count Court crime criminal CROWN CASE RESERVED death deceased deed defendant delivered doubt EDITOR'S NOTE embezzlement evidence fact false pretences felony forged forgery fraudulent ground held horse intent to defraud Jane Powell judgment jury found Justice killed KING'S BENCH larceny learned Judge libel Lord magistrate malice manslaughter marriage master mens rea murder negligence object obtained offence Old Bailey opinion owner paid party perjury person plaintiff possession present prisoner guilty prisoner was indicted prisoner's prosecution prosecutor proved purpose Quarter Sessions quashed Queen question reason received REGINA servant Sessions shew shillings sovereign statute stealing stolen sufficient supra taken taking took trespass trial unlawful unlawful assembly verdict wife witness words