 | Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, James Henley Thornwell - 1847 - 566 էջ
...Parliament of Mr. Fox's celebrated libel bill, 32 Geo. 3, c. 60, which provided, that the jury might give a general verdict of guilty or not guilty upon the whole matter put in issue, including the fact of publication, the application of the innuendoes, the truth or falsehood of the... | |
 | John Pitt Taylor - 1848 - 764 էջ
...ascribed to the same in such indictment or information." § 2 provides, " That, on every such trial, the court or judge, before whom such indictment or information shall be tried, shall,* according to their or his discretion, give their or his opinion and * Semble the word " shall"... | |
 | William Johnson, New York (State). Supreme Court - 1849 - 866 էջ
...direction of the court, in like manner as in other criminal cases, and shall not be directed or required by the court or judge, before whom such indictment...information shall be tried, to find the defendant guilty, merely on the proof of the publication by the defendant, of the matter charged to be libellous,... | |
 | John Simcoe Saunders - 1851 - 662 էջ
...verdict upon the whole matter in issue, it was by 32 Geo. III. c. 60, enacted and declared, that the jury may give a general verdict of guilty, or not guilty, upon the whole matter put in issue, and shall not be required or directed by the court to find the deft, guilty merely on the proof of... | |
 | William Conway Keele - 1851 - 724 էջ
...1 Haw. c. 73, § 5. By 13 & 14 V. c. 60, § 1, upon the trial of any indictment for libel, the jury may give a general verdict of "guilty" or "not guilty" upon the whole matter in issue, without being required to find the defendant guilty merely on the proof of publication, and... | |
 | Jacob D. Wheeler - 1851 - 704 էջ
...HI. c. 60., which declared, " that on every trial for a libel, the jury sworn to try the issue might give a general verdict of guilty or not guilty upon the whole matter put iu issue, and should not be reqiiired or directed by the court or judge before whom the trial was had,... | |
 | John Frederick Archbold - 1852 - 750 էջ
...00, a. 1, it was enacted that upon every trial on an indictment or information for a libel, the jury may give a general verdict of guilty or not guilty upon the whole matter put in issue, and shall not be required or directed by the judge to fa'ud the defendant guilty, on proof merely of... | |
 | Vermont. Supreme Court - 1852 - 836 էջ
...the jury should give their verdict upon the whole matter in issue. The act provided, that they might give a general verdict of guilty, or not guilty, upon the whole matter put to issue on the indictment, or information, and that they should not be required to find the defendant... | |
 | Henry Roscoe - 1852 - 988 էջ
...to the same in such indictment or information. By sec. 2, it is provided, that on every such trial the court or judge, before whom such indictment or information shall be tried, shall according to their or his discretion, give their or his opinion or discretion to the jury on... | |
 | William Forsyth - 1852 - 506 էջ
...doubts respecting the functions of Juries in cases of Libel ;' and it declares and enacts that the jury may give a general verdict of guilty or not guilty upon the whole 1 6 and 7 Viet. c. 75. ' 32 Geo. III. c. 60. matter put in issue upon the indictment or information,... | |
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... the jury sworn to try the issue may give a general verdict of guilty or not guilty upon the whole matter put in issue upon such indictment or information... 
