10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAPITAL OFFENCE»
Discover the use of
capital offence in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
capital offence and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Caribbean Criminal Practice
Furthermore, the number of jurors for murder or treason is generally 12 and for
non-capital offences less. Thus a jury of 12 cannot sit on a non-capital offence
where statute provides a different number of jurors for non-capital offences:
Seeraj ...
2
Commonwealth Caribbean Criminal Practice and Procedure
Thus ajury of 12 cannot sit on a non-capital offence where statute provides a
different number ofjurors for non-capital offences: SeerajAjodha v The State (
1981) 32 WIR 360, p 373, PC. If ajury comprises a greater number ofjurors in
trying a ...
3
Crown cases reserved for consideration: and decided by the ...
It was therefore thought proper, to submit the following points to the consideration
of the Judges : First, Whether there ought to be two indictments preferred and
found, one for the capital offence, and the other for the transportable ...
Great Britain. Court for Crown Cases Reserved, Sir William Oldnall Russell, Sir Edward Ryan, 1825
4
A History of England from the Conclusion of the Great War in ...
The least influential member of Parliament hati sufficient power to have any
offence made a capital felony, without benefit of clergy.2 In 1815 it was a capital
offence to steal goods to the value of $s. in a shop. It was a capital offence to
steal ...
Sir Spencer Walpole, 1913
5
Textbook on the Indian Penal Code
(a) the conviction of a person of capital offence (section 194 will be applicable),
or (b) the conviction of an offence punishable with imprisonment for life or
imprisonment of seven years or more (section 195 will be applicable). To
constitute an ...
6
The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal
Are you not aware that by the Civil Law — by one of the novels of Justinian, a
person by fraud taking away a young woman, and by fraud marrying her, is guilty
of a capital offence ? — I believe he is, but I don't recollect. * But you believe
there ...
7
The Edinburgh Review, Or Critical Journal
Are you not aware that by the Civil Law — by one of the novels of Justinian, a
person by fraud taking away a young woman, and by fraud marrying her, is guilty
of a capital offence ? — I believe he is, but I don't recollect. ' But you believe there
...
8
Report of the
Capital Punishment Commission: Together with ...
Supposing that I and 50 other men attempt to change the Government by
violence, that is not in itself a capital offence ?--No. 3251. Supposing that I go,
with 50 other men, and attempt to break into the Tuileries, that is not a. capital
oifence ?
Great Britain. Commissioners Appointed to Inquire into Capital Punishment, 1866
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The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal
Are you not aware that by the Civil Law — by one of the novels of Justinian, a
person by fraud taking away a young woman, and by fraud marrying her, is guilty
of a capital offence ? — I believe he is, but 1 don't recollect. ' But you believe
there ...
Sydney Smith, Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey, Macvey Napier, 1828
10
The History and Results of the Present
Capital Punishments ...
Ihe rescuing of persons condemned to transportation from those who have
received them according to the contract for conveying them abroad, is a capital
offence, and so also is the aiding an escape of such convicts, (n) (k) In pursuance
of the ...
Humphry William Woolrych, 1832
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAPITAL OFFENCE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
capital offence is used in the context of the following news items.
There should be consequences for misleading Parliament
The caveat to that, notionally, remained misleading Parliament, long considered to be the political equivalent of a capital offence. A minister ... «Crikey, Jul 15»
The world's nicest, most law-abiding generation
... past 50 years have been a watershed for attitudes toward everything from sexism and human rights to littering (now almost a capital offence). «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
Media Watch Dog: Emma Alberici's howlers, and Piers Akerman …
Homosexuality is still a capital offence in at least 10 Islamic countries, so why didn't the national broadcaster demonstrate just a touch of ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
Love, don't condemn
In fact, Christ Himself exemplified love with a straight woman caught committing adultery, which was then a capital offence. If you have a ... «Waterloo Record, Jul 15»
Four albino killers sentenced to hang
... was alleged that Mwakalinga and other suspects committed the capital offence on May 19, 2011 at Mpandapanda Village in Rungwe district. «Daily News, Jul 15»
America at Large: The battle against ignorance to banish …
... the emblem General Robert E Lee's troops carried into battle in the American Civil War, that type of treasonous talk remains a capital offence. «Irish Times, Jul 15»
Donald Trump's Criticisms of Mass Mexican Immigration Barely …
... noted that although many criminal offenses in England had been abolished in the new country, Americans 'still make rape a capital offence, ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
Section 377: The push for change
Many among them carry harsh penalties for homosexuality (with a handful even making it a capital offence); in some other countries, ... «Livemint, Jul 15»
Should Death Penalty Be Abolished? MP Moves to Amend Law
... the death penalty is unconstitutional as it infringes on the right to life in a case where the accused had been charged with a capital offence. «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
Trio charged with murder of Meadow Brook accountant
... were remanded to prison by Magistrate Ann McLennan after being charged with the capital offence at the Georgetown Magistrates' Courts. «Stabroek News, Jun 15»
