Fighting for Justice: The History and Origins of Adversary TrialAdversary trial emerged in England only in the 18th century. Its origins and significance have tended to go unrecognised by judges, lawyers, jurists and researchers until relatively modern times when conflict has become a key social issue. |
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... Trial 32 4. Rights of the Individual 50 5. Sir William Garrow 59 6. Garrow at the Old Bailey (1) 77 7. Garrow at the Old Bailey (2) 96 8. Rules of Criminal Evidence 116 9. Counsel Finally Address the Jury 135 10. Conclusion 149 Glossary ...
... Trial 32 4. Rights of the Individual 50 5. Sir William Garrow 59 6. Garrow at the Old Bailey (1) 77 7. Garrow at the Old Bailey (2) 96 8. Rules of Criminal Evidence 116 9. Counsel Finally Address the Jury 135 10. Conclusion 149 Glossary ...
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... trial. PRISONERS'. COUNSEL. By the nineteenth century counsel for the prosecution and for the defence were appearing quite regularly in criminal trials and the refusal to allow counsel to address the jury was more commonly seen as the ...
... trial. PRISONERS'. COUNSEL. By the nineteenth century counsel for the prosecution and for the defence were appearing quite regularly in criminal trials and the refusal to allow counsel to address the jury was more commonly seen as the ...
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... trial, when he came to address the jury, the judge, the recorder of London, preceded his summing up by saying, 'I am afraid it will not be in my power to state to you the law, and the material observations of so long a cause, with that ...
... trial, when he came to address the jury, the judge, the recorder of London, preceded his summing up by saying, 'I am afraid it will not be in my power to state to you the law, and the material observations of so long a cause, with that ...
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... address the jury. This ignores, however, the wider social transformation which, with other influences such as the use of the courts for political campaigns and the development of exclusionary rules of evidence, eventually resulted in ...
... address the jury. This ignores, however, the wider social transformation which, with other influences such as the use of the courts for political campaigns and the development of exclusionary rules of evidence, eventually resulted in ...
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... trial,'27 was a direct Parliamentary response to the misconduct of judges in state trials. According to the House of ... address the jury during the trial. For the first time the statute also provided, by section 7, that prisoners should ...
... trial,'27 was a direct Parliamentary response to the misconduct of judges in state trials. According to the House of ... address the jury during the trial. For the first time the statute also provided, by section 7, that prisoners should ...
Contents
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21 | |
32 | |
4 Rights of the Individual | 50 |
5 Sir William Garrow | 59 |
6 Garrow at the Old Bailey 1 | 77 |
7 Garrow at the Old Bailey 2 | 96 |
8 Rules of Criminal Evidence | 116 |
10 Conclusion | 149 |
Glossary 1 Judicial and Historical Terms | 162 |
Glossary 2 Crimes Tried Frequently at the Old Bailey | 165 |
Bibliography | 167 |
Appendix | 172 |
Index | 174 |
Back cover
| 177 |
9 Counsel Finally Address the Jury | 135 |
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