 It is true that rape is a most detestable crime, and therefore ought severely and impartially to be punished with death; but it must be remembered that it is an accusation easily to be made and hard to be proved and harder to be defended by the party...  The Justice of the Peace and Parish Officer - Pagina 259door Richard Burn - 1831Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | sir William Blackstone - 1825 - 584 pagina’s
...therefore ought severely and impar" tially to be punished with death ; but it must be remembered " that it is an accusation easily to be made, and hard to...party accused, " though never so innocent." He then relates two very extraordinary cases of malicious prosecution for this crime, that had happened within... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - 1825 - 576 pagina’s
...therefore ought severely and impar" tially to be punished with death ; but it must be remembered " that it is an accusation easily to be made, and hard to...party accused, " though never so innocent." He then relates two very extraordinary cases of malicious prosecution for this crime, that had happened within... | |
 | William Oldnall Russell - 1826 - 788 pagina’s
...therefore " ought severely and impartially to be punished with death : but " it must be remembered, that it is an accusation easily to be " made and hard to...prosecution for this crime that had come within his own knowledge ; and concludes, " I mention " these instances, that we may be the more cautious upon... | |
 | William Oldnall Russell - 1826 - 780 pagina’s
...therefore " ought severely and impartially to be punished with death : but " it must be remembered, that it is an accusation easily to be " made and hard to...by the " party accused, though never so innocent." (s) He then mentions two remarkable cases of malicious prosecution for this crime that had come within... | |
 | Thomas Starkie - 1826 - 708 pagina’s
...therefore ought severely and impartially to be punished with death ; but it must be remembered, that it is an accusation easily to be made and hard to...proved, and harder to be defended by the party accused, be he never so innocent." Again, he observes (A), " The party ravished may give evidence upon oath,... | |
 | Daniel Davis - 1828 - 522 pagina’s
...will always be safe to observe. It is said by Lord Hale, that this accusation is easily to be made, hard to be proved, and harder to be defended by the party accused, notwithstanding his innocence ; and he adduces two instances, within his own knowledge, where the evidence... | |
 | William Conway Keele - 1835 - 680 pagina’s
...therefore ought severely and impartially to be punished with death; but, it must be remembered that it is an accusation easily to be made, and hard to...defended by the party accused, though never so innocent : therefore, a wise jury will be cautious upon trials of offences of this nature, that they be not... | |
 | Richard Burn - 1837 - 1196 pagina’s
...PC 444.) General caution. " It is true," says Lord Hale, " that rape is a most detestable crime, and therefore ought severely and impartially to be punished...He then mentions two remarkable cases of malicious prosecutions for this crime, that had come within his knowledge ; and concludes, " I mention these... | |
 | Henry Roscoe - 1840 - 908 pagina’s
...strict caution is given by Lord Hale, with regard to the evidence for Ihe prosecution in cases of rape: "An accusation easily to be made, and hard to be proved,...defended by the party accused, though never so innocent." I Hale, (>:jo. General evidence of the prosecntrix's bad character is admissible, ante, p. 88 ; but... | |
 | 1845 - 780 pagina’s
...impartially to be punished with death ; but it must be remembered, that it is an accusation easily made and hard to be proved, and harder to be defended by the party accused be he ever so innocent The party ravished may give in that testimony. For instance, if the witness... | |
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