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Pais, Trial by
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Per pais, Trial
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County Courts
Jury.--The judge is the sole judge of all questions of fact and law (s. 87). In certain cases trial with a jury may be prescribed on application to the Court (s. 91). Appeals now lie to the
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fee
: a fee that is assessed in some courts as part of the cost of a civil jury trial orig·i·na·tion fee : a fee charged by a lender for the preparation and processing of a loan in
demand
or call for with force, authority, or by legal right : claim as due [any party may a trial by jury of any issue triable of right by a jury "Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 38(b)"]
Previous conviction
subsequent offences. Mentioning to Jury.--A previous conviction must in general not be mentioned to the jury on the trial of a subsequent offence until after conviction of it, unless (see CRIMINAL EVIDENCE ACT) the prisoner gives evidence
Extent
plead to the extent; issue is then joined, and it is decided either on demurrer or by a trial before a jury. If judgment be given for the Crown, it is that the subject take nothing by
Magna assisa eligendia, Writ de
Magna assisa eligendia, Writ de. The first species of extraordinary trial by jury is that of the grand assize, which was instituted by Henry II., in parliament, by way
Reference
Court, conveniently be made before a jury, or conducted by the Court through its other ordinary officers,' for trial. The Arbitration Act, 1889 (English) (52 & 53 Vict. c. 49), as amended by the Arbitration Act, 1934
Lunatic
that a prisoner is guilty of the offence charged but insane at the time he committed it [(English) Trial of Lunatics Act, 1883, s. 2]. A person found on arraignment to be insane by verdict of a … Lindsell, 7th Edn. P. 45.As to the criminal responsibility of insane persons, see MACNAUGHTON'S CASE, RULES IN. A jury may return the special verdict that a prisoner is guilty of the offence charged but insane at the
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