 | 1827 - 790 pages
...this favourite writer) ' not ' at all of a piece with the rest of the humane treatment of pri' soners by the English law; for upon what face of reason can ' that assistance he denied to save the Life of a man, which yet ' is allowed him in prosecutions for every petty trespass... | |
 | James Wilson, Bird Wilson - Law - 1804 - 456 pages
...for treason. l This practice in England is admitted to be a hard one, and not to be very consonant to the rest of the humane treatment of prisoners by the English law. Indeed the judges themselves are so sensible of this defect in their modern practice, that they generally... | |
 | Thomas Bayly Howell - Trials - 1810 - 796 pages
...m any capital Crime, unless some point of Law shall arise proper to be debated, seems to be nut all of a piece with the rest of the humane treatment of prisoners by the English Law. For upon what force of reason can that asfctonce be denied to save the lile of a man, which yet is allowed him in... | |
 | Sir William BLACKSTONE, Vincent WANOSTROCHT - Constitutional law - 1823 - 872 pages
...is, shall see that the proceedings against him are legal and strictly regular) seems to be not at all of a piece with the rest of the humane treatment of prisoners by the English law. And the judges themselves are so sensible of this defect, that they never scruple to allow a counsel... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - Law - 1825 - 576 pages
...shall see that the proceedings against him are legal and strictly regular") seems to be not at all of a piece with the rest of the humane treatment of...man, which yet is allowed him in prosecutions for every petty trespass ? Nor indeed is it strictly speaking a part of our antient law : for the Mirrour... | |
 | sir William Blackstone - Law - 1825 - 584 pages
...shall see that the proceedings against him are legal and strictly regular x) seems to be not at all of a piece with the rest of the humane treatment of...man, which yet is allowed him in prosecutions for every petty trespass ? Nor indeed is it strictly speaking a part of our antient law : for the Mirrour... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1825 - 826 pages
...prisoner upon hi« trial upon the general issue in any capital crime, observes " that it is not at all of a piece with the rest of the humane treatment of...man, which yet is allowed him in prosecutions for every petty trespass? Nor, indeed, is it, strictly speaking, a part of our ancient law, for the Mirrour,... | |
 | English poetry - 1825 - 828 pages
...prisoner upon his trial upon the general issue in any capital crime, observes, " that it is not at all of a piece with the rest of the humane treatment of...what face of reason can that assistance be denied to'Save the life of a man, which yet is allowed him in prosecutions for every petty trespass. Nor,... | |
 | Joseph Story - Constitutional history - 1833 - 800 pages
...is, shall see, that the proceedings against him are legal, and strictly regular, seems to be not all of a piece with the rest of the humane treatment of...assistance be denied to save the life of a man, which is yet allowed him in prosecutions for every petty trespass." The defect has indeed been cured in England... | |
 | William Blackstone - Law - 1836 - 704 pages
...shall see that the proceedings against him are legal and strictly regular,) (x) seems to be not at all of a piece with the rest of the humane treatment of...man, which yet is allowed him in prosecutions for every petty trespass ? Nor, indeed, is it, strictly speaking, a part of our ancient law : for the Mirrour... | |
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For upon what face of reason can that assistance be denied to save the life of a man which yet is allowed him in prosecutions for every petty trespass? 
