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... trial judge . A distinction was then drawn . Where the defect in the trial was on the face of the record , so that the verdict was null ab initio , the pre- vious proceedings were disregarded and a venire de novo issued to sum- mon a ...
... trial judge . A distinction was then drawn . Where the defect in the trial was on the face of the record , so that the verdict was null ab initio , the pre- vious proceedings were disregarded and a venire de novo issued to sum- mon a ...
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... trial , the trial judge made a report on the evidence from his notebook , and it was therefore possible to raise questions of law which were not on the record and which were beyond the purview of a writ of error . A similar proce- dure ...
... trial , the trial judge made a report on the evidence from his notebook , and it was therefore possible to raise questions of law which were not on the record and which were beyond the purview of a writ of error . A similar proce- dure ...
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... trial and having such witnesses bound over to attend the trial.17 And in 1898 prisoners were accorded the dangerous privilege of giving sworn evidence themselves.18 Trial of Misdemeanours All offences which were not treason or felony ...
... trial and having such witnesses bound over to attend the trial.17 And in 1898 prisoners were accorded the dangerous privilege of giving sworn evidence themselves.18 Trial of Misdemeanours All offences which were not treason or felony ...
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