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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... King ... if a woman acts against you, you shall have counsel against her, but not against the King.'9 This meant, of course, that lawyers could not speak out against the Crown in treason or felony trials and this may well have been ...
... King ... if a woman acts against you, you shall have counsel against her, but not against the King.'9 This meant, of course, that lawyers could not speak out against the Crown in treason or felony trials and this may well have been ...
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... King, Sir George Jeffreys–later the notorious Hanging Judge. At the trial the judge observed that to let Colledge have his papers would be 'to give you counsel in an indirect way'–or, as Jeffreys intervened to put it, 'by a side wind ...
... King, Sir George Jeffreys–later the notorious Hanging Judge. At the trial the judge observed that to let Colledge have his papers would be 'to give you counsel in an indirect way'–or, as Jeffreys intervened to put it, 'by a side wind ...
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... King's pleasure and 'by the end of 1683, after no less than eleven judges had been arbitrarily removed [by the King] in the course of eight years, Charles II had a judiciary just about to his liking.'3 In order '[t]o gain compliance in ...
... King's pleasure and 'by the end of 1683, after no less than eleven judges had been arbitrarily removed [by the King] in the course of eight years, Charles II had a judiciary just about to his liking.'3 In order '[t]o gain compliance in ...
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... King's death and was still in force. It had also declared that it could be amended only by statute and Matthew Hale, commenting on a statute of 1540 that had made certain riots treasonable, had remarked that it showed, 'how careful they ...
... King's death and was still in force. It had also declared that it could be amended only by statute and Matthew Hale, commenting on a statute of 1540 that had made certain riots treasonable, had remarked that it showed, 'how careful they ...
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... King.' The first case in which counsel appeared for a defendant after the Act came into force was the trial of Charles Cranburne on a charge of high treason on 21 April 1696.31 After Holt had ordered the removal of the irons in which ...
... King.' The first case in which counsel appeared for a defendant after the Act came into force was the trial of Charles Cranburne on a charge of high treason on 21 April 1696.31 After Holt had ordered the removal of the irons in which ...
Contents
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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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