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McNabb-Mallory rule

318 U.S. 332 (1943) and Mallory v. United States, 354 U.S. 449 (1957), U.S. Supreme Court cases that established the rule] : a doctrine in criminal procedure: an arrestee must be brought before a magistrate without unnecessary … a magistrate without unnecessary delay in order for a confession made during detention to be admissible NOTE: In practice, the rule is not absolute. Under the U.S. Code, a delay of more than six hours in bringing

Church

other public documents, has always been according to that sense (ibid. p. 69). The standard of doctrine and practice is settled by the Thirty-nine Articles (see Articles OF RELIGION) agreed on by convocation in Londin in 1562, … and as such is built into the fabric of the State' (Law and Custom of the Constitution). 'The establishment of the Churchby law,' says Lord Selborne, 'consists essentially in the incorporation of the law of the Church

House of correction

or those who have committed crimes of cesser magnitude, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn. Houses of Correction, fist established in the reign of Elizabeth, were originally designed for the penal confinement (after conviction) of paupers and vagrants … c. 38, ss. 3, 4, reciting that great inconvenience and expense had been found to result from the practice of committing to the common goal where it happens to be remote from the place of trial, it

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Inter-Parliamentary relations

Inter-Parliamentary relations, is established among the different Parliament in the world through exchange of goodwill missions, delegations etc. with a view to … and Commonwealth Parliamentary Association are the two international forums through which this task is sought to be achieved, Practice and Procedure of Parliament, M.N. Kaul and S.L. Shakdhar, 5th Edn., 2001, p. 1100.

Dentist

years since July, 1914, been practising dentistry in the United Kingdom, or, if a chemist, was in full practice immediately before 28th July, 1921; (2) if on 28th July, 1921, he had practised in the United Kingdom, … exceeding 100l. Certain persons are, however, allowed to make extractions where no registered person is available. The Act establishes a Dental Board, who may admit, in addition to those admissible under s. 6 of the principal Act,

Justices

the judges in 1590, and continues, with little alteration, to this day. Consult Putnam's Early Treatises on the Practice of the Justices of the Peace in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries. This appoints them all, jointly and … OFFENDERS. The management of such administrative business as the licensing of theatres, the levying of county rates, the establishment and maintenance of reformatory and industrial schools, etc., is transferred from the justices to county councils (see that

Commercial Court

be, of cases set down in a commercial list at the Royal Courts of Justice. The list was established in 1896 [not by any Rule of the Supreme Court, but by inherent power of the High Court … case should be made a commercial cause, see Insurance Co. v. Carr, 1901 (1) KB 7. See Annual Practice, part vi., 'Commercial Causes,' and Encyclop'dia of the Laws of England.

Admiralty

presides over the naval forces of the kingdom. The normal head is the 'Lord High Admiral,' but in practice the functions of the Office are discharged by several Commissioners, of whom one is the Chief, and is … of the boundary of extent of any English county, until the 4 & 5 Will. 4, c. 36, establishing the Central Criminal Court, when this jurisdiction was transferred to the latter Court, the Judge of the Admiralty

Constable

England and Wales, which regulations are binding on every police authority. The Act also makes provision for the establishment of an organization called the Police Federation for the purpose of enabling members of the police forces of … a constable is to be off duty at least 52 days in the year, and as far as practicable to have one day's rest in seven. By the (English) Police (Appeals) Act, 1927 (17 & 18 Geo.

Maritime Courts

of Appeal [ibid., s. 18 (5)] [see now (English) Jud. Act, 1925, s. 26]. Courts of Vice-Admiralty are established in his Majesty's possessions beyond the seas, with jurisdiction over maritime causes, including those relating to prize. See … or rescission of the Jurisdiction of the Admiralty Courts in any Dominion; and consult Williams & Bruce's Admiralty Practice; Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Admiralty.'

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